Q: I am wondering if I can learn anything about retail investor psychology, the mind set of many and their "investing" approach so as to permit me to better understand and possibly forecast movements and/or trends, and timing, for example.
Specifically, having been a member here now for over a year I constantly see, but have not done a exact study, many, many members posting questions about the same handful of stocks over and over and over... Often only a day is all that exists between the last same/similar stock question in some shape or form with basically the same answer as the only answer available.
What might a lowly investor always striving to improve learn from this?
- Is it that some never read earlier posts?
- Is it that some only look here, say, once a week and do not have the time to do a search or read the heading for the day's posts?
- Is it because some think, "I paid so I can ask whatever, whenever I want"?
- Is it because they are nervous and not really as risk tolerant with stocks as they could be?
- Do they not simply go to Google Finance or some similar site and click on the NEWS once they entered a stock symbol? As this would answer many questions.
Am I missing something?
Inquiring mind(s) wonder!
Thanx for all you produce, provide, as well as, your tolerance and patience.
I can say I learn a lot about other, new to me, investing possibilities from fellow posters also.
Specifically, having been a member here now for over a year I constantly see, but have not done a exact study, many, many members posting questions about the same handful of stocks over and over and over... Often only a day is all that exists between the last same/similar stock question in some shape or form with basically the same answer as the only answer available.
What might a lowly investor always striving to improve learn from this?
- Is it that some never read earlier posts?
- Is it that some only look here, say, once a week and do not have the time to do a search or read the heading for the day's posts?
- Is it because some think, "I paid so I can ask whatever, whenever I want"?
- Is it because they are nervous and not really as risk tolerant with stocks as they could be?
- Do they not simply go to Google Finance or some similar site and click on the NEWS once they entered a stock symbol? As this would answer many questions.
Am I missing something?
Inquiring mind(s) wonder!
Thanx for all you produce, provide, as well as, your tolerance and patience.
I can say I learn a lot about other, new to me, investing possibilities from fellow posters also.
