Archive for the 'Investing Psychology' Category

How You Can Never Fail in the Stock Market

Posted on: November 8th, 2007 - 2 Comments

It is possible to never fail in the stock market. So what is the catch, you ask? The catch is that you never give up on the stock market, that you don’t ever get discouraged, and that you believe in yourself while simultaneously never letting mistakes happen without learning from them. If you want to succeed with your investments, you need to learn from your failures. If you can do that, you ultimately can never fail in the stock market.

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The Temptations of the Stock Market

Posted on: October 24th, 2007 - 7 Comments

Every day the stock market tempts me to be a gambler and not an investor. Each day that I become a better investor, I am tempted to throw it all away for some risky trade. Becoming successful in the Stock Market is never something that is easily accomplished, and one of the main reasons is because it is just too easy to get caught up in the quest for fast and easy money. You make a few good investments, and just like that you feel like you are ready to take on some of the more riskier positions. The irony of it is that you built up most of your gains and confidence through conservative investments. So why would it make sense to go against what is working for you?

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Get Over Your Stock Market Failures

Posted on: September 29th, 2007 - 1 Comment

Investing is all about managing risk, reward, and choosing the best locations to grow your money. Sometimes in the path towards successful investing you encounter a few speed bumps that hinder your performance. Other times, you run into a hurdle that knocks you flat on your ass. Significant losses to your portfolio are something every investor experiences atleast once, but not every investor recovers from. If you plan to be a successful investor, you need to learn to cope with these losses so that you can be able to recover and revive your underperforming portfolio. Here are ways you can cope with significant money losses in your portfolio:

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There Is No Easy Path

Posted on: September 24th, 2007 - 1 Comment

I just watched the movie “The Secret”, and my oh my was I disappointed in both the creators and the supporters of this movie. The movie basically takes the simple concept of “stay positive, be passionate about what you desire, and apply yourself to find ways to achieve your desires” and drags it out into a ridiculously long movie that claims all you need to do is wish for something and it will come true. No further detail went into explaining how this miraculous event occurs, instead they just gave ludicrous examples of “the secret” in action.

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5 Ways to Invest Without Emotion

Posted on: September 17th, 2007 - 1 Comment

Emotions are the handicap of the novice investor. They hinder your rational thought process and increase your chance of failure. So it should be obvious that you’ll need to ignore your emotions if you ever want to make a profit while investing. Here are some quick ways you can become as cold as ice and invest emotion-free.

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