Irrational selling creates opportunity
Intuitively investors know the principles of buying low and selling high. Each year Dalbar, a US based research firm, conducts their Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behaviour. The study looks at how investor decisions to switch in and out of mutual funds impacts the returns that they achieve. Dalbar’s research confirms that most investors fail to execute on this basic premise – consistently underperforming the funds they invest.
In this video for LiveWire I share my views on irrational selling and the opportunities this creates.
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Roger Montgomery is the Founder and Chairman of Montgomery Investment Management. Roger has over three decades of experience in funds management and related activities, including equities analysis, equity and derivatives strategy, trading and stockbroking. Prior to establishing Montgomery, Roger held positions at Ord Minnett Jardine Fleming, BT (Australia) Limited and Merrill Lynch.
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