Quiet The Emotional Demons Before You Invest In The Stock Market
How many times have you fell victim to other people's stock advice? "This stock is guaranteed to go up!" Usually, the advice or "stock tip" comes from a friend or associate. It may even come from your own investment advisor.
Human nature gets us thinking. You don't want to lose out on the potential gains. Without batting a rational eye, you invest. Most of the time the end result is much worse than you expected. However, you continue on and repeat this cycle over and over again.
Why do we continue to think this way? The answer, for most of us, is that our emotions take control of our decisions. They manage to force us to ignore our logical, rational thoughts. The opportunity for a quick dollar or hope to "get rich quick" heightens our emotional thinking. Please realize that it is the emotional side of our brain that is messing us up, not the rational side.
Many sound investment plans get ignored due to emotions. If you work at it, you will be able to quiet that emotional side that is prone to ignore your well thought out investing strategy. More importantly, you'll be able to stick to your plan through both good and bad times.
Some investors, however, cannot shake the investing demons that compel them into making the same mistakes over and over. It is this type of trader that cannot overcome emotions while investing. They often lack the experience that allows them to treat investing like a business, and not like a game of poker.
The main driving emotion for many investors is the fear of losing money. The next is making a quick buck. Lets not forget to mention greed, the king of all emotions. All of these cloud judgment and prevent you from thinking clearly about how an action affects your portfolio. It doesn't take long for disaster to strike when this kind of thinking is in play.
My emotions were extremely difficult to get under control when investing. I was finally able to control my emotions and let my logical side control my investment decisions. In order to do this, I developed a system that I use to invest with consistent success. I have certain parameters that I follow to guide me towards the right kinds of investments. It is a logical system in black and white. Now I remain focused and stick to my strategy even when that emotional beast tries to rear its head.
There is no shame in making poor investment decisions over and over. The good news is that you can change things starting right now! I made that change and as a result I have been more successful than I ever have been investing in the stock market. I also managed to do this while the stock market was in a free-fall! I promise you, to be a successful investor all you need is a solid investment strategy and the ability to keep your emotions checked at the door. Please, take the advice of someone that did that very thing! - 23211
Human nature gets us thinking. You don't want to lose out on the potential gains. Without batting a rational eye, you invest. Most of the time the end result is much worse than you expected. However, you continue on and repeat this cycle over and over again.
Why do we continue to think this way? The answer, for most of us, is that our emotions take control of our decisions. They manage to force us to ignore our logical, rational thoughts. The opportunity for a quick dollar or hope to "get rich quick" heightens our emotional thinking. Please realize that it is the emotional side of our brain that is messing us up, not the rational side.
Many sound investment plans get ignored due to emotions. If you work at it, you will be able to quiet that emotional side that is prone to ignore your well thought out investing strategy. More importantly, you'll be able to stick to your plan through both good and bad times.
Some investors, however, cannot shake the investing demons that compel them into making the same mistakes over and over. It is this type of trader that cannot overcome emotions while investing. They often lack the experience that allows them to treat investing like a business, and not like a game of poker.
The main driving emotion for many investors is the fear of losing money. The next is making a quick buck. Lets not forget to mention greed, the king of all emotions. All of these cloud judgment and prevent you from thinking clearly about how an action affects your portfolio. It doesn't take long for disaster to strike when this kind of thinking is in play.
My emotions were extremely difficult to get under control when investing. I was finally able to control my emotions and let my logical side control my investment decisions. In order to do this, I developed a system that I use to invest with consistent success. I have certain parameters that I follow to guide me towards the right kinds of investments. It is a logical system in black and white. Now I remain focused and stick to my strategy even when that emotional beast tries to rear its head.
There is no shame in making poor investment decisions over and over. The good news is that you can change things starting right now! I made that change and as a result I have been more successful than I ever have been investing in the stock market. I also managed to do this while the stock market was in a free-fall! I promise you, to be a successful investor all you need is a solid investment strategy and the ability to keep your emotions checked at the door. Please, take the advice of someone that did that very thing! - 23211
About the Author:
Marc Abrams is a CPA with over 15 years experience in financing and investing. Visit Marc's website to learn more about successful stock market and option trading strategies that can teach you to invest for the future.
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