The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them: Getting Investing Right - Hardcover

by Peter Mallouk (Author)

This book, from New York Times best-selling author Peter Mallouk, will help you avoid the mistakes that stand in the way of investment success

A reliable resource for investors who want to make more informed choices, this book steers readers away from past investment errors and guides them in the right direction. The Five Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them, Second Edition, focuses on what investors do wrong, so you can avoid these common errors and set yourself on the right path to success. In this comprehensive reference, you'll learn to navigate the ever-changing variables and market dilemmas that can make investing a risky and daunting endeavor. In this Second Edition, Peter Mallouk shares new investment techniques, an expanded discussion of the importance of disciplined investment management, and updated advice on avoiding common pitfalls.

In this updated Second Edition, you'll find a workable, sensible investment framework that shows you how to refrain from fighting the market, misunderstanding performance, and letting your biases and emotions get in the way of investing success.

• Offers updated discussion and investment techniques to improve your performance in today's market conditions
• Details the major mistakes made by professional and everyday investors, including fighting the market, overactive trading, and not having an endgame
• Highlights the strategies and mindset necessary for navigating ever-changing variables and market dilemmas
• Includes useful investment techniques and discusses the importance of discipline in investment management

The Five Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them, Second Edition leads you in the right investing direction and provides a roadmap that you can follow for a lifetime.

Front Jacket

Investing can be a complicated and tricky act, with ever-changing variables and market dilemmas. Some investors struggle and make irreversible mistakes. Others thrive and profit handsomely. So, what sets the latter group apart from the former? Is it just luck, or is it something more?

Accomplished investor and author Peter Mallouk answers those questions, and more, in the newly revised Second Edition of The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them. The book discusses new investment techniques that significantly improve portfolio performance over time. It also maintains its emphasis on the continued importance of disciplined investment management.

You'll learn from updated commentary and advice on common mistakes made by seasoned professionals and everyday investors like fighting the market, trading too actively, misunderstanding performance, letting yourself get in the way, and not having an endgame. You'll also discover a workable and practical framework that will lead you in the right direction and provide you with a roadmap you can follow for the rest of your investing life.

Learn to avoid the pitfalls and mistakes made by the majority of investors and abide by the strategies and mindsets necessary to find success in rapidly evolving markets. The book contains advice useful in any market, from the chaos of the COVID-19 crash and rebound to more typical scenarios.

Perfect for individual investors seeking to get the most out of their portfolios, The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them will also earn a place in the libraries of people hoping to begin their investing careers on the right foot. It is an invaluable guide with in-depth advice that will form the foundation for a lifetime of profitable investing.

Back Jacket

NAVIGATE ANY MARKET WITH SKILL BY AVOIDING THE MISTAKES THAT STAND IN THE WAY OF INVESTMENT SUCCESS

In The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them, accomplished investor and author Peter Mallouk delivers a compelling argument for the continued importance of disciplined investment management and careful avoidance of common investing pitfalls.

You'll discover advice that has stood the test of time and proven itself applicable to virtually any sort of market, from the financial crisis in 2008-09 to the following recovery. The book includes updated commentary and a practical roadmap you can follow for the rest of your investing life. It is a comprehensive reference that will allow you to navigate ever-changing market conditions and manage your risk efficiently and effectively. Finally, you'll avoid the most common and serious errors that individual investors make and set yourself on the right path to success and profit.

Ideal for first-time investors just dipping their toes into the market, The 5 Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them also deserves a place on the bookshelves of individual investors already familiar with the market who hope to avoid the mistakes their colleagues and friends are making.

Author Biography

PETER MALLOUK is President and Chief Investment Officer of Creating Planning and its affiliated companies. Peter's companies provide comprehensive wealth management services to their clients, including investment management, financial planning, charitable planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax and estate planning services.