An Investor Checklist

Barry Ritholtz offers an investor checklist of the most common errors investors make:

1. High Fees Are A Drag on Returns
2. Mutual Fund Are Inferior to ETFs
3. Reaching for Yield is Extremely Dangerous
4. Asset Allocation Decisions matter more than stock selection
5. Passive is usually better than Active Management
6. You must understand “The Long Cycle”
7. Behavioral Issues Are Costly
8. Cognitive Errors as well
9. Understand your own risk tolerance
10. Pay Guys Like Me For the Right Reason

White Ritholtz was clearly not writing with only the trend following trader in mind, many of these are spot on for trend following.

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