Tag: investing psychology

Anecdotally, most market practitioners and investors likely believe that the market often overreacts to news. This happens often around earnings announcements, when a company surprises...

I was a guest speaker again this week on MarketWatchers LIVE over at StockCharts.com. It's always a pleasure to speak with Tom Bowley and Erin Swenlin who demonstrate...

There was a time when a cattle rancher in need of new shoes had to find a shoemaker who wanted a cow. This was...

This is not click bait to have you read yet another bearish article on the stock market. I am currently bearish, by the way,...

If you believe most marketing material, it would be easy to come to the conclusion that great ideas are the primary driver of investment...

“Nobody ever lost money taking a profit” ~ Bernard Baruch When is a 10 percent stock market correction not a 10 percent correction? How about...

If you had to analyze every decision you make on a given day, you probably wouldn’t get much done. You might not even make...

The most prevalent disclaimer in the investments world goes something like this – “past performance may not be repeated”. If you don’t believe us,...

All investors make errors that can often be traced back to a behavioral bias or emotional mistake. If under certain circumstances these mistakes are systematic,...

“The investor’s chief problem – and even his worst enemy – is likely to be himself” – Ben Graham Investing is not easy. If you...