🧠Brain Hacks: Sticking to your investment plan and avoiding the trap of tinkering
Apr 3, 2024
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Financial expert Evan Lucas joins Kate Campbell to discuss sticking to your investment plan and avoiding the temptation of tinkering. They explore managing boredom in investing, setting meaningful goals, and aligning investments with personal values. The podcast also covers diverse investment strategies, financial services, and the importance of seeking personalized financial advice.
Set medium and longer-term financial goals to maintain motivation and avoid constantly changing investment plans.
Practice delayed gratification by celebrating short-term milestones and focusing on positive investing behaviors.
Deep dives
Managing the Boring Parts of the Investing Journey
When investors reach a point where they feel their investment strategy is on autopilot, they may start feeling a need to do something more, triggering a natural reaction to see financial independence. However, this phase can be challenging as the excitement of setting up financial goals wanes, and the longer-term vision may seem further away, leading to a feeling of needing to achieve more. The key is to set medium and longer-term financial goals to maintain motivation and avoid the temptation to constantly change investment plans, focusing on the habit of investing and celebrating milestones along the journey.
Delayed Gratification and Abundance Mindset in Investing
Investing involves delayed gratification where it can feel like a long wait to achieve financial independence goals, leading to a desire for instant results. Adopting an abundance mindset and practicing gratitude for financial milestones can help shift focus away from the immediate desire for outcomes. Setting short-term meaningful goals unrelated to finances and celebrating achievements can provide a happiness boost while keeping the long-term investment plan on autopilot.
Continuous Repetition and Behavioral Changes
Repetition of positive investing behaviors, like increasing investment amounts periodically, helps maintain the excitement and habit of investing, especially during the 'boring' phases. Regular tracking and review of financial progress, reassessment of goals, and adjusting the financial plan based on changing circumstances are essential to stay engaged and motivated. Recognizing that financial goals evolve over time and incorporating non-financial milestones into the journey balances the focus on long-term objectives.
Conclusion
As the podcast episode addresses common feelings of 'boredom' in investing journeys, it emphasizes the importance of setting medium and longer-term financial goals, practicing delayed gratification, and celebrating milestones. The discussion highlights the need to maintain positive investing behaviors through repetition, regular review of goals, and adapting to changing circumstances. By incorporating non-financial milestones and an abundance mindset, investors can stay engaged and motivated on their financial journey.
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In this episode of Brain Hacks, Kate Campbell and Evan Lucas discuss how to stick to your investment plan and avoid the constant temptation to make minor alterations and upgrades.
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