Investors lose massive amounts due to panicked selling in down markets. This article identifies one critical action that can be taken to stem those losses.
It is unfortunate that Blanchett’s article misses the central point that the Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior (“QAIB”) measures the mutual fund investor experience and not the areas raised as concerns. In fact, the author admits by his ignorance of its contents that he has not read the report that he so roundly criticizes.