With a stock you once owned, especially one that’s gone up since you sold it, it’s human nature to avoid looking at the quote on the business page, the way you might sneak around the aisle to avoid meeting an old flame in a supermarket. I know people who read the stock tables with their fingers over their eyes, to protect themselves from the emotional shock of seeing that Wal-Mart has doubled since they sold it. People have to train themselves to overcome this phobia.
