Maj Soueidan@majgeoinvesting
Excerpt from 👉 Investment Process: Don’t Let Regret or Hope Dictate Your Investment Decisions👇
“Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been reflecting on some of stocks that pulled back… the ones I had trimmed on their way up before they fell.
Of course, now I’m thinking I should’ve trimmed a little more at the highs, but still pissed like they owed me money. I suspect some of you are feeling the same.
But who are we kidding? Let’s not bullshit ourselves, some of those stocks deserved to come down.
We knew it. We just didn’t want to admit it, that we just sold enough to make us feel good and justify a reason to stick around for FOMO vs. rational reasons. But, there is good news.
Pullbacks always feel like punishment, but they’re not. They’re a reset. They slap you in the face and force you to ask the question you’ve been avoiding:
Am I holding something real… or am I just hoping? Am I too “diversified” with low conviction stocks?
It reminds me of that movie Sliding Doors with Gwyneth Paltrow, where the whole thing hinges on whether she catches a train or misses it. Two completely different outcomes from one tiny moment.
Corrections are the same way. One decision, to let go or hang on, and suddenly you’re living in two alternate universes.
Universe A: you swallow your pride, trim the junk, tighten your discipline and move more into quality.
Universe B: you keep telling yourself stories, get jealous of the people who sold, and sit there doom-scrolling your portfolio like it owes you an apology.
Here’s the part we can realize after the fact. You’ll be shocked how fast you can make back your old highs if you just let go of the dead weight.
The market pays you back way faster when you rotate into undervalued, high-quality stuff with actual catalysts, actual operating leverage, and actual management teams you trust, as compared to hope.
And trust me, I’ve been down this road many times in over three decades of investing.
I still remember my first major blow-up….
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