Stephen R Foerster

Stephen R Foerster

 Studies have shown that investors – particularly men – are overconfident in their trading abilities and trade excessively. But this hurts performance, and they would have been better off buying and holding an index fund.
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Autopilots gone wrong

Automation has made investing more efficient. Buying and holding an index fund takes our emotions out of play and helps us to avoid mistakes