How I Will Be Rich

Over at Brip Blap, Steve gave his advice towards investing. In the post he mentions that you should set up your investments and then forget about them. I want to go a little more in depth on how important that “forget about it” aspect is. If you are like me, you invest in index funds and ETFs and hold them for the long term. This has been the proven way to succeed in the market. If the buy and hold philosophy is the way that you invest, my best advice is to really forget about your investments.

Don’t check your portfolio daily.
When I first started investing I bought in to some stocks and checked them every hour. I would literally have a separate window open on my computer twenty four hours a day. I was obsessed with what the market was doing. Every time one of my stocks made the slightest dip, I panicked. I would get overly nervous every time it would move down one cent and I would jump for joy every time it would move up just one cent. It was crazy. For your own sanity’s sake, don’t check your portfolio too often. If you are in it for the long run, the day to day dips and peaks don’t really matter.

Checking too often leads to bad decisions.
I’ve made quite a few mistakes in the short amount of time that I’ve been investing. Most of these mistakes have been a result of panic selling. When you are constantly watching the market, hour by hour, you’ll be more inclined to panic at a slight dip and prematurely sell. I’ve had investments that I held for less than a week because in the first few days they dipped down a little. Of course right after I sold them, they would recover from the loss and if I would have held out, I probably would have made some money. Avoid the bad decisions that can be made. Keep clear of that stock ticker on a day to day basis.

Ignore what the media says about the market.
You are constantly hearing on the news that the DOW did this or the NASDAQ did that. You’ll hear about the fed lowering or raising the interest rates. None of this information should affect you if you are holding for the long term. Ignore what the media has to say about the market. Don’t let what the media says drive you in to a panic sell.

If you can have the discipline to invest in a safe fund and it ignore it for years and years, you will be a success at investing. The greatest thing for your investments is time. Take emotions out of investing and do what has worked for years and years. Buy, hold and ignore.

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