Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
A bit of general investment philosophy for you all.
"๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ก๐ค๐จ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐จ" - ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐๐.
He could not be more right.
It took me a while to truly understand this statement.
When I first started investing, prior to Etoro, I would often sell stocks once they made me profit, then hold the losers until they would turn green. But this would often result in my portfolio containing many stocks I no longer loved, but I was too stubborn to sell rather than accept a loss.
It has taken me a long time to accept a simple fact, I am not always right. Sometimes I will buy a stock, then the company will decline, pulling the share price down with it. If this happens, a re-evaluation is warranted. Now I am not saying to sell a company every time there is a bit of bad news. But re-evaluate. Sell the loosers. Not loosers because their share price has gone down, but companies who are declining fundametally.
This is the same for your winners. You do not have to sell just because you have made profit. Because the potential upside is infinite, a great company can keep growing, keep paying dividends, keep re-investing capital.
It is important to build a portfolio of great companies, so you benefit from their growth long term, not realise short lived profits.
Let me know your thoughts!
As always, if you have any questions, ask away!
Kind regards
Rhys Adams... Show More
As you mentioned, it can be difficult to accept when we make mistakes. The best outcome is to learn from them as quickly as possible, so the losses are minimized.
Iโve also learned that itโs not healthy to develop emotional attachment to a stock or companyโit doesnโt help at all.
Another important... Show More
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