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It is a real sense, when it comes to a portfolio.

Many investors feel that their portfolios have been underperforming. No matter how much or how and best-in-class diversification strategy, they have, it rarely feels like they are making progress.

It is the cause of such a feeling the same reason a watched pot never boils: Observation effect. Just check out our portfolio, we are affecting our performance.

We all know how the decision could undermine the mood to do a combination of income. But few know, how we see mental performance may affect our investment decisions – even far more than cold, hard facts. The gap between the

Effect of the theoretical performance of the foreground

And perceived performance of the foreground explaine theoretical days. Investopedia describes prospect theory as a phenomenon, which “resulted in the loss … of greater emotional impact than do individuals get the same amount of ……”

This may be because fear is a absolute emotion and greed is relative. Fear is necessary for our survival instinct, therefore, we tend to draw negative conclusions it worst. In the countdown, we expect good things happen, so we discount the positive. Even the best thing is, we are comfortably in the pursuit of greed, we are more certain that the other shoe dropped about any moment.

Whatever the explanation, the impact on investors’ minds and their subsequent behavior may have a devastating impact on investment performance.

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The following shows our views, or misunderstanding, how can distort the facts and inflicting pain chart.

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Prospect theory which depicts how investors may encounter a simple example: the raw performance of the S & P 500 index of blue. However, because each person’s emotional experience depends on how long they observed changes in this performance, we prove that the dotted line may emotional experience.

Green dotted line is what an investor, according to prospect theory, will feel the portfolio, if they see it February . Dark blue dotted line is that if they look at it a week . Red dotted line is that if they look at it a day.

In fact, during this time the S & P 500 by 700% appreciated. Who check their result is just a time investment of investors, after 23 years, we will see this very large gain. Plus they will is not experienced any fluctuations (and the corresponding fear or greed) along the way. In other words, these investors avoid the negative effects of prospect theory.

On the other hand, according to the theory who see their monthly investment results, investors will have a very different emotional experience. Keep in mind that the theory that a 10% increase moderately feeling good, while 10 percent feel extremely bad loss. In the monthly frequency, over 23 years, of which 276 Prospect Theory opportunity to create negative emotions.

The effects become worse ThË more frequent observations. This has led to a dangerous cycle between fear, greed and prospect theory: When everything is good, the performance of discount, and when they are bad, investors overreact. This imbalance enhanced perception of fear or greed, leading to more emotional decisions, it never seemed to pay off. why? Because good is not enough good and bad feeling not as good as it actually is. So the cycle continues.

Cured negative feedback loop

Now, we know that investors will not ignore their portfolios. They may be notified by CNBC and Bloomberg in a bullish stock. The main social, economic and political movements around the world will continue to send investors rushing to check the impact of their investment portfolio.

But at least investors can sense the enemy – their emotions.

Despite the influx of information, or is there an easy way to deal with the prospect theory: the portfolio balance. More balanced portfolio, it will experience less volatile. Under withdrawal means less fear, of course, means less emotional decisions and reduce the impact of prospect theory of greed, that is. Understanding of this model helps, too.

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Aware of the real diversification of fear and greed can do is toThe key, because the balance of the interests of keeping up with financial news and injury. This prospect theory realized that the game can play with the mind almost as important as the choice of quality investment, at least if investors again sought to achieve a balanced portfolio to help them feel in control of financial futures.

Otherwise, even if they make money, they will not feel like they keep up with the Joneses.