And I was raised by one.
Years back I remember when ATT or GE or Microsoft would drop $0.50 or a dollar. My dad would immediately call his broker and sell everything thinking the world was coming to an end.
In a few days later the stock would be back up and he would hate himself for selling everything.
Mom on the other hand who had her own portfolio would buy stocks and hold them for 20, 30, or 40 years. She always taught me that slow and steady was the best way to invest but she could never convince my father to do the same.
Dad was a great man and my only hero. I just wish the market wouldn't have drove him so nuts.
What makes people freak out and trigger them to sell during the slightest sign of a drop when history tells you that most stocks will always come back up and grow?