🧠 Investing with Your Emotions? That’s When Mistakes Happen.
It’s human nature to feel fear when the market drops and excitement when it surges.
But if you let your emotions drive your investment decisions, you’re likely to do the exact wrong thing at the exact wrong time.
Here’s what typically happens:
📉 Market drops → panic → sell low
📈 Market rallies → FOMO → buy high
The result? Missed gains, avoidable losses, and a portfolio that underperforms you.
According to a DALBAR study, the average investor significantly underperforms the market, not because of bad investments, but because of bad timing fueled by emotion.
✅ The solution?
Have a long-term plan.
Stick to your allocation.
Rebalance when appropriate.
Tune out the noise.
Your retirement doesn’t depend on what the market does this week.
It depends on what you do over the next 10, 20, 30 years.
The best investors aren’t the smartest. They’re the most disciplined.
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