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Ataraxias on 01 September 2016
fatslob-:O said:
I don't exactly put much stock in psychology ...

I could make an easy refutation like this, "optimistic stock investors are more likely to take risks and reap more gains compared to pessimistic ones" therefore making OP's point bunk ...

Uh no, typically investors make the most money selling at peak prices, they're the pessimists seeing where the cliff is.  Also the entire business of short selling is huge and entirely based on pessimism. 



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fatslob-:O on 01 September 2016
Ataraxias said:

Uh no, typically investors make the most money selling at peak prices, they're the pessimists seeing where the cliff is.  Also the entire business of short selling is huge and entirely based on pessimism. 

That's true but they also make the most money by having belief that the stocks are RISING! 



FunFan on 01 September 2016
fatslob-:O said:
I don't exactly put much stock in psychology ...

I could make an easy refutation like this, "optimistic stock investors are more likely to take risks and reap more gains compared to pessimistic ones" therefore making OP's point bunk ...

Come on, man. I'm just telling what the BBC said.



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Rab on 01 September 2016

Yeah but happy people are happier :)

Happier people may have a different definition of what it is to be successful 



Soundwave on 01 September 2016

Some of this sounds like mumbo jumbo. There are plenty of unsuccessful angry assholes, lol.

I would say how a person responds to failure, persistence/work ethic, and ability to learn are the most important keys to being successful.