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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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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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Poor Timing Can Cut Your Returns In Half: Dalbar

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by  Erik Conley

  Every year the research firm Dalbar publishes a study that compares investor returns to stock market returns. Almost every year the study shows that investors do worse than the market. The reason ...

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Meir Statman on the Behavioral Obstacles Investors Struggle With

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by  Erik Conley

Meir Statman is the Glenn Klimek Professor of Finance at the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University, and Visiting Professor at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. His research on behavioral finance has ...

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Essential Self-Defense Moves for Winning In The Stock Market

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by  Erik Conley

For investors, self-defense often means simply avoiding stupid mistakes.  It’s winning by not losing.  Here are a few thoughts on how to do it. Have you ever bought a stock based on your ...

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