RE:RE:Chill, man.Great post, yourself. Actually selling to make some profit on your investment isn't a sign of greed. It is a smart thing to do and helps mitigate any major losses. My read on being a smart investor indicates that greed is when you don't sell any stocks because your eyes are drowned in green slime from imagining yourself becoming a millionaire. You can't regret selling if you've made some cash on your original investment. I have a friend who told me that once you make a sell that you shouldn't look back. I haven't found my full strategy yet. Some say, sell to get your orginal investment back or sell to get your profit and leave your original investment intact. So far my rules are, don't invest what you aren't willing to lose and don't panic.
bentotpalatot wrote: Very well said.
I'm almost in the same boat as you. New to investing and what a ride ACB is.
It feels mentally exhausting watching the chart go up and down. I've sold and rebought a few times due to fear and greed. But even after making and losing some money I fell the same, regretful. Shoulda sold sooner or shoulda waited longer. Such a high.
I'm learning to stay long this time and not jump in and out but maybe risk manage better. I've bought at $5.70ish, not as lucky as most, and up about 20% on my portfolio.
I've bought 3 books on investing and I'm even more hooked.
It's true what you said, learn from experience.
Great post!