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Investment Madness: How Psychology Affects Your Investing...and What to Do about It

Investment Madness: How Psychology Affects Your Investing...and What to Do about It

John R. Nofsinger
3.8/5 ( ratings)
WARNING: Allowing emotion to invade your investment decisions can be hazardous to your wealth.*Think about your investments more clearly*How overconfident investors trade too much, take too many risks, and earn lower returns*The investment impact of your self-image *Why avoiding feelings of regret now will cause you even greater regrets later*Yesterdays trade, todays emotions, tomorrows mistake*Placing your recent investment experiences in realistic perspective *The devil you know versus the devil you dont*Familiarity breeds investment - but not necessarily profit*Is your memory playing tricks with you?*Youre not alone. Well tell you what to do about it*Not all information is alike*Avoiding herd mentality: your chat room, your brother-in-law, and other temptations. Remember when dotcoms were going to end business as we know it?How your psychology reduces your profits and increases your risks-and what to do about it!*Whyd you fall for that Internet stock?*Whyd you keep money in cash when it couldve earned far better returns elsewhere?*Why havent you fully funded your retirement plan when you know you should?*Why do you always seem to buy high and sell low?*Why does it look like ever
Language
English
Pages
175
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
FT Press
Release
June 21, 2001
ISBN
0130422002
ISBN 13
9780130422002

Investment Madness: How Psychology Affects Your Investing...and What to Do about It

John R. Nofsinger
3.8/5 ( ratings)
WARNING: Allowing emotion to invade your investment decisions can be hazardous to your wealth.*Think about your investments more clearly*How overconfident investors trade too much, take too many risks, and earn lower returns*The investment impact of your self-image *Why avoiding feelings of regret now will cause you even greater regrets later*Yesterdays trade, todays emotions, tomorrows mistake*Placing your recent investment experiences in realistic perspective *The devil you know versus the devil you dont*Familiarity breeds investment - but not necessarily profit*Is your memory playing tricks with you?*Youre not alone. Well tell you what to do about it*Not all information is alike*Avoiding herd mentality: your chat room, your brother-in-law, and other temptations. Remember when dotcoms were going to end business as we know it?How your psychology reduces your profits and increases your risks-and what to do about it!*Whyd you fall for that Internet stock?*Whyd you keep money in cash when it couldve earned far better returns elsewhere?*Why havent you fully funded your retirement plan when you know you should?*Why do you always seem to buy high and sell low?*Why does it look like ever
Language
English
Pages
175
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
FT Press
Release
June 21, 2001
ISBN
0130422002
ISBN 13
9780130422002

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