Take Responsibility for Your Stock Losses

Editor's note: This is the continuation of a special collection of previously published investing lessons from RealMoney contributor and market strategist Barry Ritholtz.

"He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is halfway there. He who blames no one has arrived."

-- Chinese proverb

In the first installment of "The Apprenticed Investor," we discussed why investors should expect to be wrong, and most importantly, having appropriate plans for what to do when you are wrong. ...