Investing Rule 1: Know Thyself

First Investing Rule-Know Thyself

I was fascinated by an article by Mike at Oblivious Investor entitled, “Why I Don’t Overweight Small Cap or Value Stocks”. His argument was based on the first investing rule-know thyself. Mike is one of the most disciplined guys I know. He sticks to what is right for him. He knows himself, and lives accordingly.

Mike cogently laid out theresearch that over time, value and small cap stocks have outperformed a broad based index fund. This is widely accepted inf...