Controlling Your Emotions As A Stock Picker

Controlling Your Emotions As A Stock Picker by Mawunyo Adjei

“The investor’s chief problem, and even his worst enemy, is likely to be himself”, stated Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing. Emotions can run anyone’s daily life, if they will just let it. As a stock picker, being led by your emotions can be a threat to your health and wealth. There is an uncompromising need for self-discipline in the business of stock picking. Your reaction to emotions in making financial decisions is very essential in order to have an advantage over Wall Street.

Emotions

Investors who adopt only short term...