Many investors acknowledge that we all were feeling greedy back in the 1990s. But now that stocks have performed poorly for over eight years, those days are behind us. The problem today is that, if things keep going like they have been going lately, it is our feelings of fear that will be getting out [...]
We’re Not Feeling as Fearful As We Think We Are
Published in May 19th, 2008
Posted by Rob in Investor Psychology
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