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Habits that set successful investors apart

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With thousands of investments to choose from, many investors unwittingly reduce their returns over time by switching in and out of investments, being swayed by the prevailing market sentiment and letting their emotions take over. Building wealth is a long-term endeavour and those who manage to do it successfully have mastered a number of key habits that set them apart. Nomi Bodlani, head of Strategic Markets at Allan Gray, joins us to share some of these habits and explain how we can adopt them to improve our own investment outcomes.
23 Feb 2021 English South Africa Investing · Investing

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