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2012 1st Edition (Other Editions)
ROLLER COASTER INVESTMENT
Emotion 1 - You watch a stock moving up. Curiosity
Emotion 2 - You watch its continued rise. Anticipation
Emotion 3 - You make the buy hoping for gain. Greed
Emotion 4 - The stock price remains fairly level. Impatience
Emotion 5 - Then what happens? The stock goes down. Concern
Emotion 6 - It continues to go down. Fear
Emotion 7 - It drops below the purchase price. Panic
Emotion 8 - You sell. Relief
Emotion 9 - The stock price soars, justifying your initial purchase. Anger
Emotion 10 - The stock rises higher than the price you paid. Anticipation
Emotion 11 - You repurchase the stock at its new high. Greed
Observation: The goal of professional money management is to mitigate a major impediment to successful investing . . . Emotion.