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Friends,

The Dot Com crash of 2000 was a tough period for investors.

Tech stocks crash. Venture funding dried up. Layoffs skyrocketed.

Yet, Warren Buffett was able to sit on the sidelines and avoid the carnage.

2008 was even worse. The entire market crashed. Unemployment skyrocketed. The government was forced to save us from a financial depression.

Yet again, Warren Buffett rose above the noise. He was like a kid in a candy store, buying bargains. He emerged from the crisis stronger than ever.

How does he consistently flourish during periods of market turmoil?

Susan Cain -- author of the best-selling book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking -- has a pretty good idea: He gets zero satisfaction from following the crowd.

We'd all like to believe we are the same: Jedi-Masters who can similarly tune out the world. In reality, we're fooling ourselves.

That's because up to 75% of the U.S. population is extroverted. In general, that's a good thing -- most of society is built around the extroverted ideal.

But does this have to do with investing?

Warren Buffett is introverted (and so are most of the world's greatest investors.)

How does that affect our investing? Here's what Cain has to say:

Does that mean that 75% of us who are extroverted are doomed to be terrible investors?

Not necessarily. But it does require us to acknowledge our blind spots. If you're an extrovert, you need to devise ways to slow your thinking down -- so that you make decisions from the analytical, not emotional, part of your brain. A few suggestions:

1. Write: Journal your investing thesis behind a stock before hitting "Buy."
2. Wait: Institute a 48-hour "cooling down" period between when you want to make a trade and when you do it.
3. Talk: Discuss with someone why you'll be making a move before you do it.

These behaviors will seem inconsequential as you do them. But when you look back 30 years from now, you'll see they made all the difference.

Wishing you investing success,

- Brian Feroldi, Brian Stoffel, & Brian Withers

P.S. -- We're hosting a free investing webinar on Wednesday, February 14th, at 12:00 PM EST. The topic: 10 Metrics Every Investor Must Know. We'll cover the metrics, how to find them, and how to analyze them - fast. Click here to register instantly! All registered guests will be sent a replay.

One Simple Graphic:

One Piece of Timeless Content:

Katie Gatti Tassin, the face and voice of Money with Katie, shares her rule of thumb to determine how much you need to save for retirement. This guidance can also double as a budgeting tool to determine if that tasty Pistachio Frappuccino should become a regular habit.

One Thread:

Brian Feroldi @BrianFeroldi 15 visuals every investor should memorize: 1: In the long run, stocks win: 7:57 AM • Jun 28, 2023 3830 Retweets 19344 Likes Read 640 replies

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One Resource:

Ramit Sethi, author of I Will Teach You to Be Rich, doesn't take home ownership lightly. Here are his 5 rules to determine if you are ready to take the plunge to a house.

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