Journal.Investments

We think there is a fundamental decision an investor faces when they think about how to approach the capital allocation.  The decision is between how active should I be in the decision making process – should I decide in detail, regularly, where to invest, or should a delegate that decision to something or someone else….

Knowing what we now know about emotions in investing, we can start to understand how they impact returns.  These impacts including Buying too late We might see an opportunity or stock we like, do our research, get comfortable with it, but fail to act because we concerned and paralysed by potential losses.  It is important…

In this blog post series, we review how the typical investors emotions change over the course of the cycle and how these changes impact on returns. In the beginning – In the most basic sense, there are two basic, negative, emotional states for any investors.  Loss aversion and FOMO. Most investors have loss aversion.  Loss…

An investment journal helps investors keep track of their decisions – whether it was a decision to buy, sell or do nothing. They come in many different forms and can include lots of different information, but the general purpose is so that you can review your past decisions and see what has historically worked for…