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Making informed bets beats merely following the herd any day
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Most of us get that bit wiser after an event that causes us to lose money, such as falling for an online scam. Chances are we would never fall for a similar ruse again: Once bitten, twice shy, as the saying goes.
But this rule apparently does not apply to many investors who prefer to believe that tomorrow will always be better.
