Just got back from my annual trip to New York City were I attended an investing summit by a well established Wall St private equity firm. One of the main takeaways from this year's summit was the power of keeping your eye on the big picture and how powerful simply buying & holding quality real estate and equities can be. We're living in an age of too much information and how paying too much attention to the short term volatility of the markets is causing investors to miss out on massive long term gains.