- Published: 01 August 2016
- Written by verifiedInvesting
Ever wonder why the big institutions make billions of Dollars a year trading the stock market? Why great investors like Warren Buffet almost always make great investment choices? Yet the little investor loses over and over again? Sure, part of the reason the big boys make money is because they have better information but a major part of it is also because they are not ruled by emotion. They make logical decisions on when to invest and what to invest in. Surprisingly enough, this does not happen with the average investor. In reality, the average investor almost always buys the hype and sells the panic. This creates a continual cycle of small investors donating through stock losses to big investors who profit. Great for tax write-offs but little else.
It sucks. Frankly, in a perfect world it would not work like this but this is reality. The small investor is scared to lose $1,000 while big investors know they can lose millions and it won't phase their lifestyle one bit. The bottom line is this. I love this new website Verified Investing because it forces transparency on the stock market trading world. This makes me want to lift the veil on Wall Street and let every average investor know...
If you are investing or trading with money you cannot afford to lose, you will make an emotional decision and lose it. In other words don't do it. Save your money until you have a certain amount that if you lost it, it would not phase you more than disappointment. No one likes to lose money, not even the rich, but the key is to be able to say 'Darn, that stinks", then move on. By the way, institutions and big investors are counting on the little investor being super emotional. They build their algorithms to take stocks to extremes to cause the emotional decisions that make little investors sell at the lows and buy at the highs. Please rethink it. Only invest if you are totally comfortable with it.
Wise Words One Of The Best Investors In The World Told Me: "If you are in a trade and being in that trade makes you nervous or uncomfortable, it is a sign you invested too much money." In other words, that is your emotion peaking its ugly head out and it will cause you to make an irrational decision at the wrong time.
Enough preaching for today. I am happy I found Verified Investing. Total transparency as they Verify every trade I take and compile Verified track records for the public to view. And the best part which I think is genius and the ethical way to do it? You only reward me or another Pro Trader if we give you profitable information. So freakin' cool! No subscription fees anymore. Finally, a website who is making things work for the small investor (if they have the money to invest without emotion).
Swing Trade Guru