1. Some investors get a bigger thrill from gambling with money than paying off a loan. Thus, they invest in stocks hoping to make a larger return than whatever interest rate they are paying on their loan. Describe your behavior of investing. Do you use money to invest that could have been used to pay off a credit card loan? If so, why? Do you think there is any risk associated with such a strategy?
2. Read one practical article about how psychology affects decisions when investing in stocks. You can easily retrieve possible articles by doing an online search using the terms "psychology" and "investing in stocks." Summarize the main points of the article.