At Holcombe Financial’s recent client learning event about “Behavioral Biases and Their Investment Limitations”, my favorite story was about Sir Isaac Newton’s early investment success and subsequent failure during the South Sea Bubble. In 1720 Newton profited handsomely, earning £20,000 by the time he sold his shares (big bucks in those days). Sounds like an expert…
Sir Isaac Newton: Brilliant Physicist. Miserable Investor.
