On a lighter note, irrational investing habits you stick with

Speaking of, I am still waiting for VIAC for their CSV exports :frowning: If Finpension can do it, why not VIAC… I am sending them one mail per year to remind them about hat. Will check this January if they finally implemented that.

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Not that it bothers me at all, but why didn´t you use an even number? :face_savoring_food:

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Brokers change their export formats regularly. Never been a problem for me, it only takes a few seconds to fix. :smiley:

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How I am peeved by Google Finance switching on and off quotes I use to track my investments!
Most recent example: https://www.google.com/finance/quote/AMRZ:SWX for the CHF prize of a stock that is listed on 2 exchanges.
edit: the irrational investment habit is sticking with a solution that disappoints time and again

Another irrational habit is to spend more than a cursory glance at past performances and start contemplating if it makes sense to step in now. This is a recent example: Chronicles of 2025 - #3868 by Your_Full_Name

I remind myself ”Past performance is no guarantee of future results” and instruct the insatiable investor inside to look elsewhere. But I wonder: could there be positive correlation between past performance and future results?

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For me this works the opposite way: when I see a divergence like the one you referenced I feel like it’s too late to chase and feel more tempted to look at the underperforming asset (which, in this particular case still pass on as US Tech and Communication Services are themselves (on an index level) mostly overvalued).

That seems somewhat rational to me - easier to understand/follow what you know well plus there may also be an FX reason. I find myself looking for Swiss stocks as well as stocks from my home country a lot. In fairness though, these are both markets where companies are generally well managed, stable / reliable government, etc.