Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video goes through 13 of the most common mistakes investors make. If you can avoid these you stand a much better chance of succeeding in building your wealth.
After all, what’s better than learning from your mistakes? Learning from ones you haven’t made yet!
Our 'Investing 101' series covers the fundamentals of investing and tries to bring you the basics to build a solid foundation. Let us know in the comments for future topics you would like to see covered in these videos.
⌚ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Overthinking your ability
1:42 - Thinking you need to be "rich" to invest
2:35 - Not having an emergency fund
3:03 - Not knowing your goals
4:01 - Investing money you need in the short term
4:32 - Bad advice from the wrong place
5:16 - Chasing trends & buying past performance
5:46 - Failing to diversify
6:07 - Paying too much attention & constantly watching markets
6:38 - Waiting to invest or trying to time the market
7:03 - Lack of patience
7:13 - Being emotional
7:36 - Not understanding what you bought
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#stocks #investing #investing101 #trading212 #trading #equities
When investing, your capital is at risk. Investments can fall and rise and you may get back less than you invested. The information contained within the video was correct at the time of recording but may have since changed.
This video goes through 13 of the most common mistakes investors make. If you can avoid these you stand a much better chance of succeeding in building your wealth.
After all, what’s better than learning from your mistakes? Learning from ones you haven’t made yet!
Our 'Investing 101' series covers the fundamentals of investing and tries to bring you the basics to build a solid foundation. Let us know in the comments for future topics you would like to see covered in these videos.
⌚ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:03 - Overthinking your ability
1:42 - Thinking you need to be "rich" to invest
2:35 - Not having an emergency fund
3:03 - Not knowing your goals
4:01 - Investing money you need in the short term
4:32 - Bad advice from the wrong place
5:16 - Chasing trends & buying past performance
5:46 - Failing to diversify
6:07 - Paying too much attention & constantly watching markets
6:38 - Waiting to invest or trying to time the market
7:03 - Lack of patience
7:13 - Being emotional
7:36 - Not understanding what you bought
🍿 Enjoyed the video? There’s more:
1. youtube.com/watch?v=zwc8uaWvpfo&t
2. youtube.com/watch?v=QS0k3svs4Fg&t
3. youtube.com/watch?v=swCW-fD7Ceo&t
📲 Trading 212 on Social Media:
• twitter.com/Trading212
• facebook.com/Trading212
• instagram.com/trading212
Visit us at trading212.com
Download our free mobile apps for iOS or Android: trading212.com/GetTheApp
Tom's personal YouTube channel: @ThatFinanceShow
#stocks #investing #investing101 #trading212 #trading #equities
When investing, your capital is at risk. Investments can fall and rise and you may get back less than you invested. The information contained within the video was correct at the time of recording but may have since changed.
