Imagine The Wall Street Journal ran a contest for its subscribers in which each subscriber viewed 100 photos of various men and women. To participate in the contest, each subscriber must pick the six most attractive people. The subscriber that choses the photos voted...
Last week was the annual Blogger Wisdom series on Abnormal Returns. It is a true honor to be included among a group of such smart, insightful people. Here were my responses to the different questions asked throughout the week. What do you know with a high degree of...
I’m preparing for a presentation related to retirement readiness, so I started by making a list of common mistakes people making when planning for retirement. While the list probably doesn’t include everything, I would argue all of these mistakes could be...
Are your expectations for your investment returns realistic? Investors who hold unrealistic expectations frequently make mistakes and misjudgments that negatively impact their portfolios. Everyone wants double-digit returns, but they don’t want to expose themselves to...
People check their portfolios way too frequently, which increases their chances of seeing a loss. Losses aren’t necessarily a problem – in fact, they are a crucial part of a well-functioning market – but the emotions that losses invoke cause us to make mistakes. Our...
