"Every battle is won before it is ever fought" Sun Tzu, Art of War

The single most important trait to being a successful investor is being able to control your emotions.  It doesn't matter how high your IQ is, where you went to school or how long you've been an investor.  It all takes a backseat to being able to execute your plan and not an making emotional decision, such as selling at the bottom of a market-cycle because you can't take the pain anymore.  Unfortunately, us humans have been men...
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