Great article from Morningstar which talks about the issue of how investor's irrational and emotional actions hurt themselves from their long term investment objectives. The field of behavioral finance has brought many interesting insights into investor behavior. Our ancestors were incredible people tasked with the monumental challenge of survival. Some of you don't believe in evolution well then live your life at your own peril.
Anyhow the link below is a good article about investor behavior. Please read it.
http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=603414
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