BRETT STEENBARGER'S TRADING PSYCHOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER

Below are resources to help traders become their own trading coaches, improve their trading processes, and develop a positive work-life balance.  All the TraderFeed posts also contain links to valuable resources and perspectives.  

RADICAL RENEWAL - Free blog book on trading, psychology, spirituality, and leading a fulfilling life

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The Three Minute Trading Coach Videos

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Forbes Articles:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettsteenbarger/
  

My coaching work applies evidence-based psychological techniques (see my background and my book on the topic) to the improvement of productivity, quality of life, teamwork, leadership, hiring best practices, and creativity/idea generation.  An important part of the "solution-focused" approach that I write about is that we can often best grow by focusing on what we do well and how we do it--and then doing more of what works for us.  The key is to know our cognitive, interpersonal, and personality strengths and leverage those in the pursuit of performance. 

FURTHER RESOURCES

*  A Creative Way to Use TraderFeed 

*  Brett Steenbarger Bio

*  Brett's Books on Trading Psychology

I wish you the best of luck in your development as a trader and in your personal evolution.  In the end, those are one and the same:  paths to becoming who we already are when we are at our best.

Brett
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What Inflation Does To Stock Market Investments

 

Here is a chart of historical stock market data that, unfortunately, may be of increasing relevance.  Please note the following:

*  From 1929 to 1949, the Standard and Poor's 500 Index, measured in inflation-adjusted terms, went from 545 to 193, losing over half its value in a 20-year period.  

*  From 1968 to 1982, the inflation-adjusted index went from 957 to 359, again losing over half its value.

*  From 2000 to 2009, the inflation-adjusted index went from 2860 to 1226, once again losing over half its value.

The good news is that, over the broad span of history, stock prices--even in inflation-adjusted terms--have been in a bull mode, rising over 15-fold since 1982.  The bad news is that there have been significant declines along the way that hurt investors near retirement.

Since 2009, the Index has risen over five-fold in inflation-adjusted terms.  Now we see rising oil prices and signs of rising inflation and the beginning of slower growth.  We see long-term rising debt in the economy.  

History teaches us that we may be entering a period in which the return of our assets becomes as important as the return on our assets.