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Investors Psychology is an educational website focusing on covering topics in regards to investment psychology. It produces content useful both for laymen investors as well as professionals. The writer holds a medical doctorate (M.D.) and is specializing in Psychiatry, and has a lifelong personal passion for personal finance and investing.

Invest in yourself for a better economy. In practice, this means that you need to understand yourself in order to understand your finances.

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