Investors who dumped stocks at the first sign of geopolitical trouble this year likely regret doing so.
From Crimea to ISIS, geopolitical scares caused short-term turbulence for U.S. stocks that quickly gave way to relief rebounds. Just look at Thursday's 421-point surge for the Dow mere days after oil prices rattled markets.
"It does spook investors. But if it doesn't impact fundamentals, it's usually a buying opportunity," said Kristina Hooper, U.S. investment strategist at Allianz Global Investors.
That lends credence to the famous quote by 18th-Century British nobleman Baron Rothschild: "The time to buy is when there's blood in the streets."
