Control Yourself and Become a Better Investor

Unfortunately, when I worked for one of the biggest online brokers (who shall remain nameless), I got to see the myriad ways individual investors lose money. Sad part is, while most won't acknowledge it, individual investors are almost hard-wired to fail in the stock market. Why? Read on,...

Six Powerful Ways to Fail With Stocks - InvestorGuide University: "Get excited about the next 'new thing', and then load up on companies who are the early entrants for that theme. This is a trap because it appeals to the common sense of most people. Yet there is little evidence that it works, or that it is consistent with the nurturing of an investor's healthy mentality. The public doesn't know this, but the 'promoters' do, and they are ready to exploit you - a person - even as they are telling you to exploit an 'opportunity.'" Read more of this guest article.