"Dark pools’ creaky infrastructure and slow computer systems are more of a threat to investors than the ultrafast traders that lately have fueled anxieties about the private trading venues, according to new research.The technological shortcomings can cost mutual funds and hedge funds millions of dollars over time, New York research firm Tabb Group plans to say in a release Wednesday.Tabb’s study is one of the most detailed examinations yet of trading activity inside private trading venues run by banks and consortia that operate away from exchanges and allow investors to trade with greater anonymity, at a lower cost and sometimes in bigger blocks.The use of these venues is under increasing scrutiny as regulators negotiate settlements with Barclays, Credit Suisse Group AG and other large banks over improprieties in how they operated their dark pools, according to people familiar with the matter."

When this project started to go sideways (I was $40,000 over budget), I started realizing that my increasing anxiety was rooted in what my parents, supervisor, lender, friends, etc. thought of me.

The funny thing is that now I seldom have a desire to watch people running around making millions when I'm not doing the same ... yet :) I've also rid myself of anxiety attacks and have been spending more time with my family. 

Around the time of grade school I began to realize that when people spoke about what their job was or when my contemporaries explained what they wanted to be I had a sinking feeling of anxiety in my stomach.

But if someone is trying to state they have anxiety, which is not obvious on the outside, you have the right to ask for a letter.

A few steps to help with anxiety:-Make fitness a priority, this can work wonders for your mind and body when it comes to tension and sleeplessness.- limit or cut out caffeine.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $100,000

Cash invested: $20,000

In 2008 after the market crashed, my wife and I bought a foreclosed house for less ...

First time investor here.  Been listening to podcasts and running numbers on potential "deals".  I feel confident in my ability to crunch the numbers if I have accurate inputs, but less confident in my ability to esti...

Jumping in without doing a strong numbers analysis and GC has cost me monetarily and led me to intermittent episodes of anxiety disorder; however I feel fortunate and, at this point, undeterred.I'm emotionally recovered enough that I'm now ready to remodel a house I purchased as a home back in 1992 in Longmont, CO; I held onto it because I always thought I might move back one day. 

I had to push myself through my anxiety and fear.