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Here’s a short quiz to see how addicted you are to the stock market:
- How long have you been following the stock market?
- Ever since I could remember [10 points]
- When all my neighbors and friends started talking about it [5 points]
- I don’t follow it [0 points]
- How often to you add or subtract companies from the list of stocks you follow?
- Daily [20 points]
- Monthly [10 points]
- Quarterly [5 points]
- Yearly [1 point]
- Never [0 points]
- How often do you check the prices of the stocks you follow?
- Multiple times a day [20 points]
- Daily [10 points]
- Weekly [5 points]
- Once a month [1 point]
- When I get my quarterly statement [0 points]
- When I file my taxes once a year [-5 points]
- How many finance related websites do you have bookmarked?
- None [-5 points]
- 1-2 [5 points]
- 3-5 [10 points]
- 5 or more [20 points]
- Do you subscribe to any websites or newsletters?
- No. I refuse to pay for anything that is on the internet [10 points]
- No. I get everything I need from the newspaper or free sites such as yahoo finance [5 points]
- Yes. [20 points]
- Can people tell by your mood how the stock market did that day?
- Yes [10 points]
- No [0 points]
- Did you create an avatar/pseudonym so you could comment on blogs/websites?
- Yes, but it’s not related to the stock market (i.e. surfer dude) [5 points]
- Yes, and it’s related to the stock market (i.e. super stock picker) [10 points]
- No. I don’t leave comments [5 points]
- No. I wouldn’t even know where to find these blogs/websites [-5 points]
- If, during a conversation, you find out the person you’re talking to doesn’t follow the stock market do you take it upon yourself to teach them everything they need to know about the stock market right then and there?
- Yes, because it’s my duty as an informed investor [20 points]
- Yes, because we’ve both been drinking and that’s what you talk about when you’ve been drinking [20 points]
- No, it’s not possible. Everyone I know follows the stock market [20 points]
- No, I wouldn’t be spending my time talking to someone who didn’t follow the stock market [20 points]
- When you first check your computer or phone, what do you usually read first?
- Email [5 points]
- Facebook [5 points]
- Major Headlines [5 points]
- Sports updates [5 points]
- Human Interest Stories [5 points]
- Stock Prices [10 points]
- Do you have your stocks organized into groups?
- Yes, they are sorted by categories such as big companies, domestic stocks, etc. [5 points]
- Yes, they are sorted into winners and losers [10 points]
- No, I don’t know how to rearrange the stocks on my screen [0 points]
- No, I’m too busy taking quizzes [-5 points]
- Are you going to post your results to your favorite stock market blog/website immediately after taking this quiz?
- Yes. [200 points]
- No. [0 points]
