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When cherry-picked success stories undermine your confidence

I cannot stop comparing my investment returns to my friend who got lucky with one stock pick, even though my overall strategy is more sound.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social comparison based on selective outcomes rather than systematic approaches can erode confidence in objectively superior strategies.

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