Most of us are familiar with the concept of the seven deadly sins -- though we may not be able to come up with all of them off the top of our heads. They have roots going back to ancient Greece and Rome, and the list we know now comes from Pope Gregory I, reportedly in the year 590. The sins he listed were: pride, envy, wrath, gluttony, lust, sloth, and greed. Interestingly, there is also a list of seven virtues, with each one linked to a sin.
They can all be related to investing, so here's a look at seven investing sins to avoid and seven investing virtues to aim for -- plus a few extra sins.
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