It has been another fascinating week in the markets - lets be honest most weeks are like that - and so I am confining myself to a few thoughts, acknowledging (killjoy alert) that many of the most topical issues dominating the market headlines at the moment, such as the social media private investor revolt on Wall Street, are frankly not very relevant to any patient investor's real concerns. It is all too easy to get distracted from the main task of tracking the underlying trends in the market - are you on board with them or not? - while keeping an eye on the specific behaviour of your portfoli...