Fear is, at least in terms of investing, what procrastination is to productivity. As a market participant, no matter how long you spend researching an investment or tracking a chart for a trade, eventually, you have to pull the trigger. You have to shoot your shot (you miss all the ones you don’t take, anyway). So what’s holding you back? Yeah … it’s fear.

Consistency can set you free. I know you’ve heard that before. It’s a vague statement and probably means something a bit different to everyone. In the context of investing, though, it means exactly what you’d think: consistently pouring a little extra cash into the stock market can lead to financial freedom.