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Sparring with the Opponent:

Arguments with the Ego

“The way of the sword and the way of the Zen are identical,
for they have the same purpose, that of killing the ego.”
—YAMADA JIROKICHI

Learning to keep emotions under control is one of the most crucial elements to
becoming a successful investor but one of the hardest things to achieve.
When your money is on the line, it is very common to wrestle with a multi-
tude of emotions and make investing mistakes as a result. Emotions that
every investor must learn to deal with are hope, fear, and greed.

Hope
Jeannie McGrew has a natural bullish bias when it comes to the market. Part
of this is because her general outlook is always positive. She’s a very happy
person, which is a wonderful trait to have in life but one that can get you into
trouble in the stock market. Jeannie sometimes stayed invested when she

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