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Three questions to cut through the market noise

In the flood of data and opinions, clarity is the most underrated advantage an investor can have

    • Stock market volatility is 10 times greater today than it was between 2010 and 2019.
    • Stock market volatility is 10 times greater today than it was between 2010 and 2019. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
    Published Tue, Jun 9, 2026 · 03:34 PM

    THE stock market is at an all-time high, and investors don’t know what to feel.

    If you are invested, you may be dreading the drop that comes next. If you are on the sidelines, you may be kicking yourself for missing the rally. Either way, the flood of information isn’t helping.

    Every day brings a fresh barrage of headlines – tariffs, interest rates, earnings surprises, geopolitical tensions – each one dressed up to sound urgent.