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How personal loss can distort your relationship with investing

My ex-wife got half my portfolio in the divorce and watching her half grow faster than mine makes me irrationally angry at the market itself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Unresolved emotional pain from your divorce is being projected onto market outcomes in ways that cloud your financial judgment.

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