Finance & Investments Professor /Independent Investor & Trader / Financial Planner
"Investors mistakes: walking in the learning curve” Losses in the financial markets are often challenging to endure and can be devastating for both individual and professional investors alike. The investing learning curve is a path paved with emotional and irrational decisions. Who hasn't reacted to media or friends recommending a stock with a short-term meteoric rise, only to witness a sudden crash a few months later? The COVID-19 period provides numerous examples, such as Moderna (a 20-fold increase in price in 15 months, followed by a 70% loss 6 months later) and Zoom,(in 2021 a 300% rise in 12 months, followed by 85% drop few months later). Bitcoins, bonds, predictions of nasty market crashes, recessions... and the list goes on with other examples that continue misleading investors' decisions. Conducting your own due diligence could have avoided many losses such as by simply holding the S&P 500 index in your portfolio. 😉 The article by D. Neufeld below summarizes the 20 most common investing mistakes according to the CFA Institute. While these mistakes are part of the learning curve for any investor, and the future of the markets are unpredictable, understanding the risks, having a long-term investing plan, and acquiring financial education could contribute positively to wealth accumulation." https://lnkd.in/eRs4N8Xw