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Everyone wants a smarter investment strategy. Nobody wants to hear that their own brain is their worst-performing asset. I spent 8 years at Goldman Sachs watching brilliant people make the same predictable mistakes. Not because they lacked information. Because they trusted their instincts over their system. Behavioural finance taught me one uncomfortable truth: We are not rational investors. We are emotional investors who occasionally act rational. The most expensive mistakes I witnessed (and made):→ Holding a losing position to “avoid locking in the loss”. → Overweighting recent news in long-term decisions. → Copying peers’ portfolios without clear context. → Attributing gains to skill, losses to bad luck. → Mistaking confidence for competence. Every single one of these has a name. A bias. A documented pattern. A known fix. The investor’s real edge in 2026 isn’t a hot stock tip. It’s self-awareness. The AIBR Solution I use with every coaching client:
You don’t need to outsmart the market. You need to outsmart the version of you that checks their portfolio 6 times a day when it’s red. That investor is expensive. Retire them first. 📞 If you’re a high-achiever who keeps getting in your own way with money, let’s talk using the link right below.
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Join readers of Money Manners Monday for hands-on strategies to improve how you save and invest to boost your financial wellbeing using simple systems. Receive these in your inbox every Monday at 8am GMT / 12pm GMT+4 / 2pm SGT.