Steer clear of these five investment mistakes

James O'Shaughnessy is the founder of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management (OSAM), a leading quantitative asset management firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Templeton. He is also the author of 'What Works On Wall Street'. In an insightful interview, O'Shaughnessy talks about the common mistakes investors make in the ups and downs of the market. Further, he offers key advice to be successful in investing. Here, we list the mistakes and essential takeaways. The fear-driven sell-off O'Shaughnessy points out a crucial mistake among passive investors: the tendency to panic and sell their index funds at market lows. "The only point of failure that a passive investor faces is panicking near market bottom and selling out of all of his or her index funds. That's really the only thing they have to worry about...and sadly, I have seen many, many people who swore

This article was originally published on January 24, 2024.