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  • MJG November 2017
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Investor Psychology, Part III: Seeking And Avoiding Risk At Exactly The Wrong Time

FYI: Too often, investors sell their winners early and hold on to their losers in order to avoid taking a loss. Put another way, when faced with a gain, investors avoid risk; when faced with a loss, they seek risk. It's the exact opposite of what a rational, profit-maximizing investor would be expected to do. This is another paradox of human behavior that helps explain why most investors perform badly.
Regards,
Ted
http://fat-pitch.blogspot.com/2017/10/investor-psychology-part-iii-seeking.html

Part 1:
http://fat-pitch.blogspot.com/2017/10/using-time-scaling-and-inflation-to.html

Part !!:
http://fat-pitch.blogspot.com/2017/10/investor-psychology-part-i-following.html

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