long faces

I was at a meeting with several financial planners recently where the hot topic was how to manage our clients' pain and anxiety in a bear market.

The room was full of long faces. Clearly the popularity that we planners have enjoyed over the past five years has declined faster than our clients' portfolios.

Goodness gracious, fellow capitalists - I've never seen such a bunch of long faces! Where's that courageous can-do spirit that has forged growth out of fictional developments for so many years?