How to decide whether to take profits or run a winner

This week’s episode examines the dilemma of whether to run a winner or take some profits from an investment that’s performed well.

Joining Kyle to offer his expert insight is Richard Hunter, head of markets at interactive investor. The duo discuss fear of missing out (FOMO), top slicing, position sizing, and much more.

The idea for this episode came from a listener email. Have you got a topic or question you’d like answered? We love to hear from you, and you can get in touch by emailing OTM@ii.co.uk

In this episode, Kyle refers to a previous podcast called ‘The reasons to sell a fund and how to judge performance’. You can find the episode here or by searching through the back catalogue on your preferred podcasting app.

On The Money is an interactive investor (ii) podcast. For more investment news and ideas, visit www.ii.co.uk/stock-market-news.

Kyle Caldwell is Collectives Editor at interactive investor.

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