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A new paper gives strong indication that on average, individual investors are really poor investors. I mean, really bad.
Knowledge or Patience?
One of the most provocative questions is what causes some people to end up with lots of money, and some with very little.
When do investors feel regret?
Regrets are all about high expectations.
The limits of diversification
Diversification is always good. It’s just limited in how much good it can do.
Illustrating the long-term vs short-term
A while ago the great graphics gurus (sorry) at the NYTimes created a very cool graphic showing the annualized returns of the S&P500 over a long time period: This was one of the best graphics I’d seen in a while, but there are a number of things I thought could be improved, or used to illustrate another point. Red doesn’t mean loss. The light red in the picture means a return slightly above inflation.