If you’re like most people, you’d probably like to improve your investing results. One of the reasons you’re not getting what you want may be that you have no plan for investing in the market. You take tips from friends or TV personalities, and you invest on “gut instinct” rather than zeroing in on a method and sticking to it.
So what habits result in better investing? The good news is: It’s not that tough to change your investing habits, though it might mean giving up some of your long-held beliefs. And you’ll have to accept that you absolutely won’t be able to buy every stock that makes enormous price gains. No one does, and no investing system will help you spot every single huge gainer. But you can get enough of them to make a difference in your financial position, and in your life.
One of the reasons you re not getting what you want may be that you have no plan for investing in the market.
So let’s jump in, and look at the Seven Mistakes that are preventing you from seeing better results in the stock market.3