{"id":693,"date":"2008-05-14T12:32:32","date_gmt":"2008-05-14T16:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?p=693"},"modified":"2008-05-14T12:32:32","modified_gmt":"2008-05-14T16:32:32","slug":"money-girl-7-common-investing-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/14\/money-girl-7-common-investing-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Girl &#8211; 7 Common Investing Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am continuing to  guest host for the Money Girl Podcast (No funny comment!) Actually, it is great fun indeed. Mignon Fogarty, the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips &#8220;qdnow&#8221; Network has a great group of very committed hosts that are changing the landscape the portable audio world. It isn&#8217;t music, but the shows are quite remarkable. <a title=\"QD Now\" href=\"http:\/\/www.qdnow.com\" target=\"_blank\">Click<\/a> to check out the entire network.<\/p>\n<p>Each show episode has the stated goal of providing immediately usable tips to help you in all aspects of your life. This week, I talk about 7 common Investing Mistakes. These are the ones made by the noice to the expert. Take a listen in and subscribe.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Money Girl iTunes\" href=\"http:\/\/phobos.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=209859739\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to listen at iTunes<\/a> | <a title=\"Money Girl\" href=\"http:\/\/moneygirl.quickanddirtytips.com\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to listen at qdnow.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Here is a taste of this episode:<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Several listeners have written in and asked how to avoid the most common new-investor missteps.  What am I talking about? Think back for a secondHave you ever found yourself saying: That was so stupid, I should have known better. Or, why did I sell that stock? Or even, why did I listen to Uncle Irv\u2018s stock tip?<\/p>\n<p>AND, do you have that condition I call Red-Forehead-Syndrome? You know, when you bang your head on the desk over and over because you feel you made a stupid mistake when investing.<\/p>\n<p>Do doo da dooo! Help has arrived!<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, even Warren Buffet has made a mistake or two during his illustrious 40-plus years of investing. So, you should expect to make some mistakes yourself. The trick is to recognize your mistakes and learn from them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mistake Number 1  Using too much margin<\/strong><br \/>\nMargin or borrowing to leverage your investments is known in investment circles as &#8220;free money.&#8221; But the truth is, many times it is exactly the opposite. If you use too much borrowed money, and your margined- investments start losing,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a title=\"Money Girl\" href=\"http:\/\/moneygirl.quickanddirtytips.com\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Listen<\/a> to Episode #70 of Money Girl for more&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am continuing to guest host for the Money Girl Podcast (No funny comment!) Actually, it is great fun indeed. Mignon Fogarty, the founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips &#8220;qdnow&#8221; Network has a great group of very committed hosts that are changing the landscape the portable audio world. 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