http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/ Helping you invest and prosper Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:27:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/#comment-828404 Don’t panic « JohnBlog Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:18:19 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=2262#comment-828404 [...] are some facts that you’d do well to pay attention to. The study tells the sad tale of how investors, suffering [...] [...] are some facts that you’d do well to pay attention to. The study tells the sad tale of how investors, suffering [...]

]]> http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/#comment-760604 Bogle’s Estimate of the Behavioral Gap | Canadian Capitalist Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:28:33 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=2262#comment-760604 [...] studies, including the widely cited DALBAR Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior, have demonstrated that investors underperform their investments by a wide margin. The difference [...] [...] studies, including the widely cited DALBAR Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior, have demonstrated that investors underperform their investments by a wide margin. The difference [...]

]]> http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/#comment-239042 Review: Lifecycle Investing Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:54:30 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=2262#comment-239042 [...] challenge is convincing their clients not to panic during market downturns. Even without leverage, most investors earn subpar returns because they can’t stick to a disciplined strategy. How would you have reacted if you’d had [...] [...] challenge is convincing their clients not to panic during market downturns. Even without leverage, most investors earn subpar returns because they can’t stick to a disciplined strategy. How would you have reacted if you’d had [...]

]]> http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/#comment-229732 Review: Lifestyle Investing | MoneySense Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:11:49 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=2262#comment-229732 [...] challenge is convincing their clients not to panic during market downturns. Even without leverage, most investors earn subpar returns because they can’t stick to a disciplined strategy. How would you have reacted if you’d had [...] [...] challenge is convincing their clients not to panic during market downturns. Even without leverage, most investors earn subpar returns because they can’t stick to a disciplined strategy. How would you have reacted if you’d had [...]

]]> http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/#comment-224993 In Investing, Patience is Key | Canadian Capitalist Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:26:17 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=2262#comment-224993 [...] such as DALBAR (see post Investors Behaving Badly ) consistently show that investors underperform their investments due to performance chasing. We [...] [...] such as DALBAR (see post Investors Behaving Badly ) consistently show that investors underperform their investments due to performance chasing. We [...]

]]> http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/#comment-219187 The Myth Of Saving Your Way To Retirement …- 7million7years Mon, 10 May 2010 13:18:04 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=2262#comment-219187 [...] simple strategy for the entire 40 years WITHOUT WAVERING in up/down markets: the Dalbar Study [ http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/ ] says a firm NO to being able to achieve anything like this rate of [...] [...] simple strategy for the entire 40 years WITHOUT WAVERING in up/down markets: the Dalbar Study [ http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/ ] says a firm NO to being able to achieve anything like this rate of [...]

]]> http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/#comment-211252 Morningstar study on investor returns | Canadian Capitalist Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:23:40 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=2262#comment-211252 [...] investor returns (hat tip to The Stingy Investor) confirms once again what other studies, such as DALBAR’s Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior, have consistently shown: investors are hurt by performance chasing and market timing. Morningstar [...] [...] investor returns (hat tip to The Stingy Investor) confirms once again what other studies, such as DALBAR’s Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior, have consistently shown: investors are hurt by performance chasing and market timing. Morningstar [...]

]]> http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/#comment-203559 5 Dumb Mistakes That Smart People Make | Redeeming Riches Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:14:05 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=2262#comment-203559 [...] no wonder that the 2008 Dalbar study showed the return for the S&P 500 for a 20-year period ending 2008 was 8.35% while the average [...] [...] no wonder that the 2008 Dalbar study showed the return for the S&P 500 for a 20-year period ending 2008 was 8.35% while the average [...]

]]> http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/#comment-201856 Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » How would we do in a world without financial advisors? Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:58:38 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=2262#comment-201856 [...] in 2004 is the rule rather than the exception, excess trading may not be as large a culprit of poor investor return as some studies indicate. It could be we invest like we date in high school; we chase the attention [...] [...] in 2004 is the rule rather than the exception, excess trading may not be as large a culprit of poor investor return as some studies indicate. It could be we invest like we date in high school; we chase the attention [...]

]]> http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/investors-behaving-badly/#comment-198070 Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » Does the average investor fair better in stocks or real estate? Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:58:14 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/?p=2262#comment-198070 [...] a 10 year window with the end date being market bottom,  DALBAR’s analysis estimates that an average investor earned a paltry 1.87% a per annum. The poor results have been attributed to investors investing emotionally and buyin [...] [...] a 10 year window with the end date being market bottom,  DALBAR’s analysis estimates that an average investor earned a paltry 1.87% a per annum. The poor results have been attributed to investors investing emotionally and buyin [...]

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