Why it pays to face up to your investment mistakes

Buying stocks can be a complicated business. But selling stocks can be tricky, too – even if you sell for the right reasons. Max King explains how to avoid investment mistakes, and how to learn from the mistakes you do make.

Worried looking stock trader
We all make mistakes, even the professionals
(Image credit: © JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

(A note from John: just before we begin this morning – next month I’m pleased to say that I’m going to have the opportunity to chat to Roland Arnold, manager of the popular BlackRock Smaller Companies investment trust, all about his views on the outlook for Britain’s smaller companies. Make sure you don’t miss it – register for the webinar now. It’s free!)

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Max King
Investment Writer

Max has an Economics degree from the University of Cambridge and is a chartered accountant. He worked at Investec Asset Management for 12 years, managing multi-asset funds investing in internally and externally managed funds, including investment trusts. This included a fund of investment trusts which grew to £120m+. Max has managed ten investment trusts (winning many awards) and sat on the boards of three trusts – two directorships are still active.

After 39 years in financial services, including 30 as a professional fund manager, Max took semi-retirement in 2017. Max has been a MoneyWeek columnist since 2016 writing about investment funds and more generally on markets online, plus occasional opinion pieces. He also writes for the Investment Trust Handbook each year and has contributed to The Daily Telegraph and other publications. See here for details of current investments held by Max.