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Decisions about
Investing.
Explore thousands of structured choices related to Investing. Dive into what people wish they knew beforehand, tracked longitudinally.
Investing Overview
42%
average regret rate from live outcomes. Drops significantly over time.
Insight
12
recorded outcomes in this category alone.
The Investing Regret Curve
Detailed aggregate statistics and longitudinal curves for this category are being calculated from the dataset.
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Looking for free historical data for MSCI World factor indexes
Spent hours searching for free data, finally found it
Regret Level2/10
Investing in a four fund portfolio
Decided on a cheap, simple portfolio with SCV tilt
Regret Level1/10
Invest in Fidelity Roth IRA
Opened Fidelity Roth IRA, unsure about fees
Regret Level3/10
Switched to investing instead of day/swing trading
Lost $3000 in one week, $2000 overall
Regret Level8/10
Sell individual stocks to diversify portfolio
Sold individual stocks, avoided tax bill, diversified portfolio
Regret Level8/10
applying stock-market logic to bond math
seeing posted bond misunderstandings
Regret Level5/10
Investing 100% in GOOG
Investing in GOOG may be riskier than I thought due to AI impact on search business
Regret Level5/10
Investing in stocks without full understanding
Stocks moved unexpectedly despite no major news
Regret Level2/10
Moved 457 plan to Fidelity IRA
Moved funds to new IRA account
Regret Level2/10
Invested with an advisor
Lost potential 12.4% gain by not using S&P 500
Regret Level8/10
Choosing bonds over stocks due to fixed rates
Switched to bonds due to attractive yields
Regret Level5/10
Started investing at 34 with $200/month
Investing $200/month in VOO and SCHG
Regret Level1/10