Wednesday, 27 June 2012

But I don’t like roller coasters! I like carousels.

What I feared has come upon me…  ~ Job

(JOB.  Coincidence?  I think not.)

 Target bal    Current/   Portfolio  Gain/(loss)   YTD    Annual
Dec-11      209,769   Invested     Actual      Gain   less inv    %        %
Jan      217,292     217,288         7,519            7,519 3.6% 43.0%
Feb      224,815         5,000     224,808      15,039          10,039 4.8% 28.7%
Mar      232,338      15,000     235,273      25,504            5,504 2.6% 10.5%
Apr      239,861     235,568      25,799            5,799 2.8% 8.3%
May      247,384         5,000     227,578      17,809         – 7,191 -3.4% -8.2%

:cry:

Potential blog titles for the next post:

  • Stop investing on eggshells:  Taking your money back when the market has borderline personality disorder
  • Too good to leave, too bad to stay:  A step by step guide to help you decide whether to stay in or get out of the market
  • Codependent no more:  How to stop thinking that you control the market and start doing… something else…?
  • How to be an Adult in Investing:  The 5 keys to mindful money when you feel like throwing a temper tantrum
  • Rescue your retirement:  Changing the 8 dumb attitudes and behaviors that will sink your portfolio
  • Coming unglued:  Why your portfolio stinks and and how to live through the ending of yours
  • Why can’t you read my spreadsheet?:   Overcoming the 9 toxic thought patterns that get in the way of a profitable relationship

I have to go listen to Al Pacino and Nick Vujicic now with that depressing druggie movie song playing in the background:  Requiem for a Dream.  How apropos.

Re-reading Daniel Kahneman’s “Thinking:  Fast and Slow” – particularly the part about myopic loss aversion would probably be a good use of time.

Source: http://singlemomrichmom.com/but-i-dont-like-roller-coasters/

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