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The Irrelevant Investor

Michael Batnick · 11 May 2017

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  1. Our reading

    Investing requires mental toughness bordering on insanity to significantly outperform the market.

    Their wordsIt takes a lot of -self control to earn market returns. It takes skill to beat it, and it requires mental toughness bordering on insanity to crush it.

  2. Our reading

    Most investors fail to capture market returns because they overestimate their ability to remain calm during periods of volatility.

    Their wordsThe reason why most investors fail to capture market returns is because they overestimate their ability to stay calm when the terrain gets rough.

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