The DIY Investing Podcast

51 - Psychology of Selling Losers


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Mental Models discussed in this podcast:
  • Opportunity cost
  • Loss Aversion
  • Diversification vs Concentration
  • Price Anchoring
  • Zero-Based Budgeting
  • Commitment Bias
  • Game Theory:  Minimax Theorem
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Show Outline

The full show notes for this episode are available at https://www.diyinvesting.org/Episode51

My portfolio Current/Future State
  • Owned 11 stocks 
    • 5 winners
    • 5 losers
    • 1 borderline loser
  • The goal is to reduce to 5 positions
  • Sold 4 stocks so far (made money on 2, lost money on 2)
  • Not all "losers" lost money. Some made money.
  • It's all about future return potential from here
Summary:

It's all about opportunity cost. Use rational analysis to overcome your behavioral biases. 

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