Psychology of Investing
Overcome the psychological hurdles of investing with these links.
Not a Fund Investor Yet? 5 Mental Hurdles to Overcome
You’ve read good things about mutual funds, but for one reason or another you fail to trust your hard earned dollars in them. Perhaps you’re not right in the head! Let me play investment psychologist and help you get over five common mental hurdles.
You’ve read good things about mutual funds, but for one reason or another you fail to trust your hard earned dollars in them. Perhaps you’re not right in the head! Let me play investment psychologist and help you get over five common mental hurdles.
Chasing Returns
When deciding where to put your money, what often seems "hot" is certainly not. Don't make the costly mistake of chasing returns or performance.
When deciding where to put your money, what often seems "hot" is certainly not. Don't make the costly mistake of chasing returns or performance.
Investment Psychology Books
Unfortunately, psychology plays a major role in people's investing decisions. These books will give you insight on psychological struggles that make us bad investors.
Unfortunately, psychology plays a major role in people's investing decisions. These books will give you insight on psychological struggles that make us bad investors.
Down Markets Good For Many Investors
Psychologically, nothing is more depressing then seeing your investments go down the drain, but if you invest regularly and have some time before retirement, bear markets can be a beautiful thing.
Psychologically, nothing is more depressing then seeing your investments go down the drain, but if you invest regularly and have some time before retirement, bear markets can be a beautiful thing.
Investing Resolutions
Here's your chance to renew your investment goals. Don't let psychological and emotional factors dominate your investment decisions! Swear to these resolutions.
Here's your chance to renew your investment goals. Don't let psychological and emotional factors dominate your investment decisions! Swear to these resolutions.
Scariest Markets Ever
The past three years have been bad, but they didn't even crack into my list of the 10 worst stock market crashes in U.S. history! Think you know which crashes made the list? Take a look for yourself.
The past three years have been bad, but they didn't even crack into my list of the 10 worst stock market crashes in U.S. history! Think you know which crashes made the list? Take a look for yourself.
When to Sell a Mutual Fund
The right time and reasons to say farewell to your mutual fund.
The right time and reasons to say farewell to your mutual fund.
The Psychology of Spending Money
Discover the real culprit behind your urge to splurge. If there are psychological factors in your spending, following a debt reduction plan is like wearing perfume to cover body odor. It treats only the symptoms, not the underlying cause.
Discover the real culprit behind your urge to splurge. If there are psychological factors in your spending, following a debt reduction plan is like wearing perfume to cover body odor. It treats only the symptoms, not the underlying cause.
Lessons from Harvard: Psychology of Investing
Paul Merriman reports his findings after attending the sixth annual "Psychology of Investing" conference in Harvard. Lengthy article - but a good read.
Paul Merriman reports his findings after attending the sixth annual "Psychology of Investing" conference in Harvard. Lengthy article - but a good read.
Overcoming Fallacious Thinking as an Investor
Important observations inspired by a book called Inevitable Illusions.
Important observations inspired by a book called Inevitable Illusions.
Psychology of Successful Investing
Make sure you are on the right path when it comes to investing without emotion.
Make sure you are on the right path when it comes to investing without emotion.
Secrets of Successful Market Timing
Buy and hold advocate, Paul Farrell, points out how timing can work if you hold emotions in check and shares the 8 habits of an emotionally secure investor.
Buy and hold advocate, Paul Farrell, points out how timing can work if you hold emotions in check and shares the 8 habits of an emotionally secure investor.
Myers Personal Behavioral Finance Site
Not a pretty site, but it does offer article on behavioral finance topics and links to other related sites.
Not a pretty site, but it does offer article on behavioral finance topics and links to other related sites.