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Why checking your portfolio obsessively sabotages your returns

I check my investment portfolio fifteen times a day even though I know it makes me trade more and lose money, but I cannot stop refreshing the app.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The illusion of control through constant monitoring creates anxiety that drives impulsive decisions contrary to long-term wealth building.

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