Investing, Student of the Market
Ryan Weiser
Student of the Market - February 2024

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Student of the Market - February 2024

Investing

Most Investors Perceive Losses as More Impactful

Most Investors Perceive Losses as More Impactful

When managing personal finances and investments, people frequently exhibit irrational behavior for different reasons. If you’re one of these folks, be fair to yourself: It doesn’t even take a spate of market zigzags like we saw recently to prod you into questionable decisions.

Everyone makes choices about money nearly every day – how to earn, spend, save, invest and so on. Sometimes you pick wisely, sometimes harmfully. Some decisions, particularly those regarding when and where to invest, whipsaw from wise to harmful and back, depending on when you reached your conclusion and when you took the plunge.