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3 Ways To Spot A Bad Investor

Updated on: September 17, 2010 / 8:10 AM EDT / MoneyWatch

Half-way through the dreaded month of September (it's historically the worst month for stocks), the Dow is up 5.8 percent, the S&P 500 is up 7.2 percent and the NASDAQ leads the way with a 9 percent climb. With all those gains, you might be thinking, "I'm not doing that well in my portfolio!" Maybe that's because you're a bad investor. I discussed three ways to tell if you suffer from this affliction with CBS3 this morning.

Jill Schlesinger

Jill Schlesinger, CFP® is the Emmy-nominated business analyst for CBS News. She covers the economy, markets, investing and anything else with a dollar sign on TV, radio (including her nationally syndicated radio show), the web and her blog, "Jill on Money." Prior to her second career at CBS, Jill spent 14 years as the co-owner and chief investment officer for an independent investment advisory firm. She began her career as a self-employed options trader on the Commodities Exchange of New York, following her graduation from Brown University.

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