Psychology of investing

The psychology of investing is different to the psychology of trading. Longer time horizons mean the investor’s mindset needs to be different to that of a trader. Self-made millionaire investor and author Mark Shipman and Oliver Smith, Portfolio Manager at IG, discuss how to ignore short-term noise, hold your nerve in times of market volatility, and retain focus on long-term targets. Any opinions, news, research, analysis, prices or other information contained does not constitute investment advice.