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Planet Money on why retail investors consistently buy high and sell low. The psychology of FOMO investing and why the boring index fund strategy beats 95% of active traders.
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Planet Money: investors who made 20% in a bull market feel unsatisfied when the next year returns 10%. The treadmill of rising expectations drives increasingly risky bets to maintain the emotional high.
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The best investment strategy is the one boring enough that you don't check it
Planet Money: Vanguard's data shows that their best-performing accounts belong to people who either forgot they had the account or died. Inaction — boring, automated index fund investing — beats active management 95% of the time.Was this useful?