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Scrutineer:Why we should be emotional about our stock investments
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THERE are few hardier annuals in financial journalism than
articles warning shareholders about getting emotionally involved with
their investments.
Take for example the latest survey from Stocktrade, the execution-
only division of Brewin Dolphin, claiming that 17 per cent of
shareholders (potentially some 2.5 million investors) admitted to
having such a strong emotional attachment to their shares that they
would be reluctant to sell them even if they were performing poorly.
It...
