1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auDavid Gallowayhttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/davidgalloway-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="guQQUbBGnP"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/09/how-pessimism-and-optimism-influence-investment-options/">How Pessimism And Optimism Influence Investment Options</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/09/how-pessimism-and-optimism-influence-investment-options/embed/#?secret=guQQUbBGnP" width="600" height="338" title="“How Pessimism And Optimism Influence Investment Options” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="guQQUbBGnP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Whether you feel your country’s future is bright or dim shapes not only your political opinions but also your economic decisions. Financial blog The Simple Dollar posted that if you feel the economy is headed for a downturn you should make minimum payments on current debt and invest in goods and foreign stock while if […]