Managing emotions when investing
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Driven by emotion, investors have tended to pour money into equity mutual funds after a year or so of strong growth, and then move to the next “hot” asset class during market troughs.
A strategic asset allocation approach to diversifying your portfolio will help take the emotion out of investing and can result in higher overall returns.
Index Returns and Net Fund Flows
Following spectacular market returns in 1999, investors who jumped on board in the year 2000 missed these returns. Similarly, investors who exited the market in 2002—because of negative performance—missed out on excellent returns of close to 30%, the following year, in 2003.
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