Investment foibles: Failure is an orphan


It is easy to observe that people are more likely to give themselves credit for good investment returns while blaming their reverses on things outside their control, but now at last we have data - AFP Photo.

IF YOU are like most investors, you probably mistake catching a wave for being able to swim fast.

And considering that you also very likely can't swim fast or invest well, that is a dangerous combination.

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