“You pay a very high price for a cheery consensus.” ~ Warren Buffett Tracking Broker Recommendations If you are one of them that is highly reliant on your broker for stock tips and advice, Read more…
Walking down memory lane, finding investors who have trodden on the paths least traveled and have succeeded is one of my favorite past times. It is a great way to learn from the vicarious experiences Read more…
A big part of my life as an investor intertwines with my spiritual life. As much as investing has been about making the right decisions on stocks, to me at least, investing has been for Read more…
Ignorance In Investing - It is funny how people never ever learn from their mistakes. This is something I see over and over and over again. While fools say that they learn from experience, the wise say that they'd rather learn from the experience of others. To that, I say Amen! I would rather learn vicariously through the eyes of another. As a value investor, my vulnerable persona and esteem takes a royal drubbing whenever I lose money. And I can tell you, losing money is not something that I can smile at. And I believe that this is the same for many investors out there. But unlike many investors out there, I believe that I am well aware of my limitations as an investor. Coupled with some real world experience, this gives me an edge over others. This is not meant to be a self inflating article but sincerely, I hope to impart some these lessons that I have learnt with as much candour as I can possibly muster.
Beat The Herd Mentality To Improve Investment Results
Beating the markets is beating the herd mentality.T he intelligent investor is a great book to start reading for amateur investors. The book is rich in quantitative data but readers may find it hard to swallow as the language is written with a terse archaic style. But what the book does not touch on is how to be an emotionally intelligent investor and beat the herd mentality. While numbers are easy to handle, one's emotions can prove to be an inconquerable mountain like Everest. And for most of us, this may very well be the final obstacle to being an investor great.
Descendants Of The Herd
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