Tag: StockMarket
Volatile markets – why discipline beats emotion?
Periods of heightened volatility can make even experienced investors second-guess well-considered decisions. However, the most damaging outcomes often result from a handful of predictable behavioural mistakes. These include panic selling, focusing too heavily on macroeconomic forecasts instead of valuations, chasing recent winners and assuming the future will mirror the past. Understanding these behaviours is essential when investing in volatile markets.
Jack of All Trades – How to become the complete trader
Most traders spend their lives searching for the perfect strategy. They believe the next indicator, the next system or the next prediction will finally unlock their success. They are wrong. In Jack of All Trades, the author reveals a truth that few traders are willing to confront. Consistent profitability has nothing to do with finding the perfect trade. Instead, it has everything to do with becoming the right trader.
Stock picking – where beginners often get it wrong
If you're eager to get into the stock market because you've heard it's a fast track to wealth, think again. The reality is that most individual stocks result in losses over the long term. This finding emerged in a recent article by Hendrik Bessembinder, which analysed the investment outcomes of 29,754 common stocks listed on the US public markets from 1926 to 2025.
