underperformance

How Emotional Investing Decisions Are Costing You a Fortune

According to one old adage, making money in stocks is simple: Just buy low and sell high. Unfortunately, most people do the exact opposite -- buy high and sell low -- and pay dearly for it. Here's why we do that, and how you can avoid making those mistakes in the future.

BlackRock Trims Its Microsoft Holdings Below 5%

Investment management giant BlackRock has sliced its Microsoft stake by almost 10%, joining several other large investors who took a machete to their holdings of the software giant this year as its share price significantly underperformed the market, according to a Reuters report.