Comments on: Investing is Not a Game http://www.iconoclast-investor.com/2009/07/25/investing-is-not-a-game/ An investment blog that is NOT always part of the herd Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Comeau http://www.iconoclast-investor.com/2009/07/25/investing-is-not-a-game/comment-page-1/#comment-13620 Michael Comeau Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:31:51 +0000 http://www.iconoclast-investor.com/?p=1722#comment-13620 "Investing is not a game; the victories and defeats involve your life savings. Yet too many investors become lazy and invest in stocks on a whim, as if it were just a game." So true. I think there are a lot of people that spend more time picking out a refridgerator or TV than they do their investments. Personally, a lot of my most bonehead stock picks were the result of acting emotionally, without much reflection. “Investing is not a game; the victories and defeats involve your life savings. Yet too many investors become lazy and invest in stocks on a whim, as if it were just a game.”

So true. I think there are a lot of people that spend more time picking out a refridgerator or TV than they do their investments.

Personally, a lot of my most bonehead stock picks were the result of acting emotionally, without much reflection.

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