5 Ways Your Brain Tricks You Into Making Horrible Investment Decisions

Investing is tough business. Even the very wealthy and experienced have been burned by the market many times over and lost untold wealth. People can end up selling low and buying high when they fall victim to their own irrational impulses.

Value Stock Guide has a great infographic that shows 5 ways your brain can trick you into making regrettable investing decisions. In short, it describes how emotions and instincts can interfere with even the most well-planned investing strategy, causing people to abandon ship prematurely rather than ride out storms.

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