We all have them, some worse than others. The older we get the more dangerous these habits become. Boomers need to be extremely cautious with every investment decision.
Most of us look at the turn of a calendar year with the hope that the investment mistakes we made in the previous year will not be made in the new one. This is noble and in many cases futile. These attempts are usually too difficult to handle, which is why, in many cases you haven't done anything before this point.
But with little effort, you can change how you invest. For the vast majority of us, investing requires far too much time. It requires continued education (which I fully recommend), frequent monitoring (which can involve little more than opening your statement just to make sure your investments are going where you intended) and a clear-cut understanding of where you are on the timeline (beginning to invest or at it for awhile).
Altering bad investment habits is not that difficult. Five Tips for 2010...
Paul Petillo is the Managing Editor of Target2025.com is also a fellow Boomer.
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