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• My portfolio has quietly tilted way more into stocks than I ever meant it to because they ran up, and now I’m tempted to pile even more into whatever’s been hot lately
• I check my portfolio ten times a day and every dip in the red sends my stomach into knots
• My portfolio is bleeding red and the urge to just sell it all and stop the pain is almost unbearable
• I’ve got a chunk of money sitting there and I’m frozen
• I’ve got money ready to invest but I keep waiting for the "right moment"

Practices that may help

1. Rebalance on a schedule, not on emotion
   Return to your target allocation at a set interval or threshold — not because the market moved you.
   Automatic Investing, Made Practical
2. Leave it alone: resist the urge to check and trade frequently
   Check your portfolio quarterly at most; intervene only for planned rebalancing.
   Automatic Investing, Made Practical
3. Use the DCA system to override market fear
   A pre-committed investment system is the primary tool for defeating loss aversion at market bottoms.
   Dollar-Cost Averaging, Made Practical
4. Make the lump-sum vs DCA decision with honest math
   When you have a windfall, invest it in full unless the evidence for waiting is behavioral, not mathematical.
   Dollar-Cost Averaging, Made Practical
5. Dollar-cost average by investing the same amount every period regardless of market conditions
   Buy more shares when prices are low and fewer when high — automatically, without timing decisions.
   Automatic Investing, Made Practical
6. Hold a total market index fund as your core position
   Own the whole market cheaply rather than trying to pick winning parts of it.
   Automatic Investing, Made Practical
7. Actively watch for escalation of commitment
   Each new investment in a losing course makes the next exit harder — catch escalation early.
   The Sunk Cost Fallacy: Escaping Bad Investments
8. Use broad index funds as the default DCA vehicle
   Consistent DCA into a diversified index fund removes the security-selection decisions that erode most active investor returns.
   Dollar-Cost Averaging, Made Practical
9. Never pause DCA during downturns — they are when it works best
   Buying more shares at lower prices is the mathematical mechanism behind DCA — pausing during dips captures only the losses.
   Dollar-Cost Averaging, Made Practical
10. Respect stock momentum: do not expect fast reversals
    A stock that has been depleting for a long time will not refill quickly — plan for the real timeline.
    Stocks and Flows

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