Bill and ALL:Also, talking about anxiety. We are our own worse enemies in that arena, especially with the internet. I and most of us here, check the stock prices more times than we like to admit. This IS NOT GOOD
for a long term investor, or if you have a stock you are trying to hold on to, becuase the little daily fluctuation, or even the big dips, etc,. can reak havoc on ones "tranquility" and determination to look at the long term. It can also lead to "quick, knee jerk" decisions to sell, without looking at the fundamentals, etc. Those folks that you hear about that invested in COKE and AOL (Ouch), etc., for the long term, had the demeanor to keep the stock through good times and bad, and probably did not sit at the computer biting their nails at the fluctuations.
So, remember, if you do keep a keen eye on the monitor (guilty), try to keep your composure. i'm preaching to myself also. |
