The Biggest Investing Mistakes People Make at the Start of the Year

Описание: The start of a new year often creates pressure for investors to make big moves. In this episode of The Capitalist Investor, Derek and Tony break down the most common investing mistakes people make early in the year and why overreacting can create unnecessary risk.

They discuss why activity is often confused with progress, how chasing last year’s winners can backfire, and why rebalancing is usually more effective than drastic portfolio changes. The conversation also covers market volatility after multiple strong years, mean reversion, discipline, and how investors should think about positioning heading into 2026.

This episode is focused on long-term strategy, risk management, and staying disciplined instead of reacting emotionally to headlines or the calendar flipping to a new year.

Topics covered in this episode:

● Overreacting to early market moves
● Rebalancing vs making drastic changes
● Chasing last year’s winners
● Market volatility after strong multi-year returns
● Risk management and discipline
● Why doing less can lead to better results

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Chapters
00:00 The biggest mistake investors make every January
01:25 Overreacting to early market moves
03:05 Why rebalancing beats drastic changes
04:30 Chasing what worked last year
06:10 Market volatility after strong returns
08:45 Discipline vs emotional investing
11:15 Dollar cost averaging and timing risk
13:50 Final thoughts on staying the course

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