Loss Aversion: Why Losing Money Motivates More Than Winning
Why does losing $5 hurt you more than winning $5 makes you feel good? It’s called loss aversion, and here’s how it impacts investors.
Posted by Michael Carr | Jul 20, 2023 | Banyan Edge, Investing, Trading Strategies
Why does losing $5 hurt you more than winning $5 makes you feel good? It’s called loss aversion, and here’s how it impacts investors.
Posted by Charles Mizrahi | Aug 4, 2022 | Investing, Real Talk, Stocks
(4-minute read) He seemed out of touch … but not for long. The “disruptive innovators” that soared to the moon during 2020 have come crashing down…
Posted by Chad Shoop | May 19, 2022 | Bank It or Tank It, Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
Chad can’t help but see a lot of similarity between ARKK today and a certain tech index that crashed 85% in the early 2000s…
Posted by Ted Bauman | Feb 22, 2022 | Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing
If you called ARKK’s top and sold it in February 2021, you would have made a lot of money. On the other hand, whoever bought ARKK from you has lost half their money in just a year’s time. Going even further, if you took your ARKK gains and put them into BRK.B on February 12, you’d be up 30% on that trade. The chances that any investors actually made that “switcheroo” are vanishingly small. The move looks good in hindsight … but at the time it would’ve seemed ludicrous to most investors. That’s why you should always follow one key rule when it comes to maximizing your long-term potential…Don’t be a trader … be an investor.
Posted by Charles Mizrahi | Feb 3, 2022 | Investing, Real Talk, Stocks
(3-minute read) Performance chasers got the worst of both worlds when they invested in a popular exchange-traded fund.
Subscribe to our Banyan Edge newsletter to get financial insights and tips from our top investment experts. Start investing with an edge today!
Research Analyst
Chief Investment Strategist of Money & Markets
Director of VIP Services
Editor of Strategic Fortunes and three elite services
Editor of Alpha Investor
“My portfolio has grown from 275k to almost 900k with only investments made with Banyan Hill.”
- David G. (Member since 2018)
“I started with $215,000 in Nov. 2018, It is now over 800,000. So very happy with Banyan Hill Publishing.”
- Larry K.
"You have done once again!! You are reminding me of the GREAT Joe DiMaggio with your consistent hitting!! You knocked this one out of the park!"
- Keith S.