The Average Person Is Absolutely Horrible At Investing

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Tuesday, December 4, 2012 The Average Person Is Absolutely Horrible At Investing Just how bad is the average investor at investing? According to BlackRock's chart of the week, they're so bad that they've managed to underperform every major asset class for the last 20 years.  They've even underperformed inflation. Volatility is often the catalyst for poor decisions at inopportune times. Amidst difficult financial times, emotional instincts often drive investors to take actions that make no rational sense but make perfect emotional sense. Psychological factors such as fear often translate into poor timing of buys and sells. Though portfolio managers expend enormous efforts making investment decisions, investors often give up these extra percentage points in poorly timed decisions. As a result, the average investor underperformed most asset classes over the past 20 years. Investors even underperformed inflation by 0.5%. From BlackRock: Read » Also On Money Game Today: PANDORA SHARES COLLAPSE AFTER HOURS STOCKS GO NOWHERE ON NO NEWS: Here's What You Need To Know Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Italy's Prime Minister Has A Freakishly Specific Target For His Country's Borrowing Costs CHART OF THE DAY: Here's Who Owns The Stock Market CHART OF THE DAY: A Complete Breakdown Of US GDP Growth In One Awesome Chart Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Money Game RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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