Coming to Your Trading Emotional Rescue

Alden Cass, a psychologist, joins us today as a contributor on our free, flagship site. Cass will write two columns, one that delves into how behavior and emotions affects investing -- which debuts today -- and the other a health column specifically for men. Please welcome Alden, and as always, let us know what you think.

I have always reaped the rewards of having a doctorate in psychology when it came to success in managing my personal investments. Through my work with hedge fund traders, daytraders and prop traders, I have honed my own investment strategies.

In essence, I have learned from the best, and I now practice what I preach when it comes to preventing emotion from creating "noise" in my head prior to making an important investment decision. I have witnessed the impact of emotion on investment strategy, risk appetite and decision-making ability.

Mirroring my work with traders, I plan to offer practical solutions for remaining emotionally disciplined and objective in short- and long-term investment strategies. This is especially important during market downturns or periods of poor performance. ...