At my work desk, I have four 17-inch PC monitors for use. There is plenty of desktop real estate which I can pull up data tables, charts and watch the global stock markets dance in unison. At one corner of my massive canvas, I have a tiny window that displays the real-time prices of my S-Reit holdings.
Lately, I came to the realization that this tiny window is actually doing me more harm than good. It made me consciously aware of the intraday price movements of my S-Reits. Bad idea. Really. I get a skipped heartbeat whenever the price ticks down and the number turns red. I get a ridiculous whisker of joy when the price ticks up and the number turns green.
I know that I have bought those counters for the long run. I am an investor, not a trader. I am not scalping for slivers of price ......