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When It Comes To Market Predictions, Fear Sells

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by  Erik Conley

We see the headlines every day:   “Bond Market Ready To Crash” “Debt Bubble Even Worse Than Housing Bubble” “European Crisis Will Cripple US” “China On Verge Of Economic Meltdown” “Get Ready For ...

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DIY Investing: Do What Institutional Investors Do

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by  Erik Conley

  Use an Investment Policy Statement to Bring Discipline to Your Investing Process The majority of advice given to individual investors relates to PICKING – which stocks to buy, which mutual funds to ...

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How Badly Is The Market Rigged? Ask A 'Quant' Trader

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by  Erik Conley

On the afternoon of Tuesday April 23 this year a tweet from the AP news agency was published. It read “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured.” The ...

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5 Critical Questions Every Investor Must Answer

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When it comes to your investments I think there are five critical questions that you absolutely must know the answer to: 1. What is the best asset allocation for you right now? 2. ...

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The Sunk Cost Fallacy: What it is and how to avoid it

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by  Erik Conley

In this series of articles I explore behavioral influences on investors’ decision-making, and the impact these behaviors have on investment success. Most investors – amateurs and professionals alike – repeatedly fall into traps ...

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