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‘Anchoring’ can be most detrimental to the best interests of investors; it is, in fact, something we all have a tendency to do, and which we should almost always try to avoid. It is the tendency to evaluate buying and selling decisions around a specific number which emotionally latches itself into our minds based on dangerous misconceptions.
This article is one in a series that examines the meaning behind the saying - highly relevant in investment circles - that 'if something sounds too good to be true, it is'.
Women are better investors than men. That, at least, is what some studies convincingly show: for evidence, look up the reports in Forbes, the Financial Times (UK), Warwick Business School and Hargreaves Lansdown.
Successful investing is about more than achieving gains. To quote the late Philip Arthur Fisher (doyen of investing for many decades): “The true investment objective of growth is not just to make gains, but to avoid losses.”
As it applies to investing, a strong dose of aptitude is essential if good results are to be expected. For many, unfortunately, investing is more about speculation than serious observation. Therein lies a dilemma: speculation involves guesswork, observation demands homework.