Comments on: If You Truly Invest For The Long Term, Then Stop Checking Your Stock Prices All The Time http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/ Personal Finance Beyond Credit Cards and Balance Transfers Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:56:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dick Chaney http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-37425 Dick Chaney Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:17:06 +0000 http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/#comment-37425 I took a sh*t on your portfolio... I took a sh*t on your portfolio…

]]> By: Dividends4Life http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3743 Dividends4Life Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:47:49 +0000 http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/#comment-3743 Excellent read! Thanks for sharing it. Best Wishes, D4L Excellent read! Thanks for sharing it.

Best Wishes,
D4L

]]> By: Raymond http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2807 Raymond Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:23:45 +0000 http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/#comment-2807 Thanks Ciaran, Those stock ticker widgets were truly hypnotic - sort of addictive even...like crack for investors. Hard to turn away because you just wanted to keep checking every chance you had. Thanks Ciaran,

Those stock ticker widgets were truly hypnotic – sort of addictive even…like crack for investors. Hard to turn away because you just wanted to keep checking every chance you had.

]]> By: CiaranFromChance http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2805 CiaranFromChance Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:49:53 +0000 http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/#comment-2805 Nice post Ray. I have a lot of similar experiences to you from back in the bubble days. I used to work at ML and loved my quotron, little flashing red arrows, little flashing green arrows. It was reason enough to come into work in the morning, ha. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane. Stumbled it;) Nice post Ray.

I have a lot of similar experiences to you from back in the bubble days. I used to work at ML and loved my quotron, little flashing red arrows, little flashing green arrows. It was reason enough to come into work in the morning, ha.

Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.

Stumbled it;)

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2673 Mrs. Micah Sat, 02 Feb 2008 22:35:24 +0000 http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/#comment-2673 For some reason I haven't really had this impulse much. I think part of me is a little worried at how much it might have dropped (though I put the money in after was already down a bit). But mostly it's not having a real context for this. I think "sure, it's gone down but what I care most about is that it's up in 40 years." I don't have any real way to evaluate this drop in terms of what kind of effect it'll have on those returns. I don't think anyone does. For some reason I haven’t really had this impulse much. I think part of me is a little worried at how much it might have dropped (though I put the money in after was already down a bit). But mostly it’s not having a real context for this. I think “sure, it’s gone down but what I care most about is that it’s up in 40 years.” I don’t have any real way to evaluate this drop in terms of what kind of effect it’ll have on those returns. I don’t think anyone does.

]]> By: Early Retirement Extreme http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2651 Early Retirement Extreme Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:55:06 +0000 http://www.moneybluebook.com/if-you-truly-invest-for-the-long-term-then-stop-checking-your-stock-prices-all-the-time/#comment-2651 I like to stare at ticker symbols but I've found that the only benefit of excessive is to develop an uncanny effect to select a good intra-day entry point which is worth maybe 0.5%. So in general it's a complete waste of time beyond finding out that there's a large group of traders that will sell or buy on any kinds of news. The funny thing is that when I check my monthly statements, I find that the stock prices don't move that much. Quite a doh! moment of "time wasting". PS: I used to watch level II info too. That's really bad ;P I like to stare at ticker symbols but I’ve found that the only benefit of excessive is to develop an uncanny effect to select a good intra-day entry point which is worth maybe 0.5%. So in general it’s a complete waste of time beyond finding out that there’s a large group of traders that will sell or buy on any kinds of news. The funny thing is that when I check my monthly statements, I find that the stock prices don’t move that much. Quite a doh! moment of “time wasting”.
PS: I used to watch level II info too. That’s really bad ;P

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