RE: have a plan....(imo)22 Aug 2021 21:31
Thanks Noob, for your frank response, and I will, if you don't mind take that honest response as more typical than posters responding who did have plans in place.
So you had a plan and than did not execute it so, not actually a plan? (Or at least not strong enough to stick to it.) Which is very, very common.
The nub of it is that most want to get rich quick, so potential multi-baggers have huge (emotional) appeal.
The first thing to understand is that getting rich quick is like winning the lottery, its happens every week, but unfortunately its very unlikely to be you. (or any of us)
Getting rich slow, however is far easier than most realise but don't get it until there is much time left so keep chasing the rainbow.
Have a plan and part of the plan is a time line which is a major component that most investors completely overlook or ignore. part of the plan must be a timescale expectation. TIMING IS EVERYTHING.
The last observation I would share is that given the hundred and hundreds of stocks to choose from, when one goes wrong and the individual has access to funds to invest more, they often choose the same stock that has fallen to buy more of.
Which is odd I think. The fact you are buying lower down means your first buy in was wrong. (Why would you buy in higher than if you thought it was going to fall later on?) So, you have bought, the SP has fallen (a lot) and the first thing many do is buy more of it rather than looking at all the alternatives. Why do we do that?
Understanding your emotional drivers is key to making better , more profitable decisions.
People are very predictable, very. So when many complain of MM when the SP swings around, more, much more, often than not, it is just simple, predictable emotional behaviour to certain stimuli that causes the price moves. (imo)