Well, as of right now, I have no idea how the stock markets are doing. And I don’t know how they’ve been doing at all this week. See, I’m kicking my addiction to checking the S&P/TMX and S&P 500 indices, like, every half hour. That was in addition to checking the overnight futures several times a night too.
Hasn’t gone bad. I really don’t feel the need to know. Now and then I reflexively think about looking it up, but then stop myself.
So there it is. Mindless, pointless stuff I must share.
I had the same addiction for a few years… It came and went. Eventually I sold all of my stock. Partly for the money, partly so I’d stop being obsessed with it.
I check it every day - often several times a day. Not out of stress or addiction, just amusement. Big drops are interesting. This is despite the fact that my wife and I have a lot of money invested in mutual funds. They daily meanderings of the stock market don’t cause me the least bit of worry; I’m in it for the long haul, and counting on long-term historical trends (i.e. good outcomes for long-term investors) to continue.
I check mine once every month or so, usually when the statement comes in the mail. No need to check it more often because my husband, the stock broker, does a good job of obsessing over it for the both of us.