Tag Archives: Investor Behavior

When Markets Go Crazy

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Sonja Gonzalez

Worry much about your investments? In volatile markets, it’s easy to feel uneasy. Memories of 2008-2009, when the market lost more than half its value, are still fresh in everyone’s mind. So when the market swings widely nowadays, investors get concerned. Sometimes concerned enough to act.
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Winning in a Losing Market

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Casey Smith

In a recent press release, Lou Harvey, President of DALBAR, said,

For 15 years, QAIB has shown that investor returns lag what performance reports and prospectuses would lead one to believe is acheivable. While those returns are, in fact, theoretically acheivable, the reality is that investors are not rational, and

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