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How important is temperament in investing? A lot of people with high IQs are terrible investors because they've got terrible temperaments. And that is why we say that having a certain kind of temperament is more important than brains. You need to keep raw irrational emotion under control. You need patience and discipline and an ability to take losses and adversity without going crazy. You need an ability to not be driven crazy by extreme success. Adam Rabiner keeps an eye out for domain name values as his company, Communicate.com, is the holder of many single-word domain names, such as karate.com and boxing.com. From his blog: Domain Name Journal reports that last week, Myblog.com sold for $400,000 and Sofa.com sold for $200,000. My wife thinks I need occupational therapy because I can't do this. For my next Web start-up, I'll be sure to remember these. And, finally, readers of the Internet Review will appreciate this.
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James Altucher is a managing partner at Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm that runs several quantitative-based hedge funds as well as a fund of hedge funds. He is also the author of Trade Like a Hedge Fund and Trade Like Warren Buffett. At the time of publication, neither Altucher nor his fund had a position in any of the securities mentioned in this column, although positions may change at any time. Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. Altucher appreciates your feedback; click here to send him an email. Interested in more writings from James Altucher? Check out his newsletter, TheStreet.com Internet Review. For more information, click here.
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