Making investment work for you: How to start a share portfolio

So you’re becoming an investor . . . here are the top three things to avoid, writes Marc Westlake

“The investor’s chief problem, and even their worst enemy, is likely to be themselves.”

Ben Graham, author and mentor to Warren Buffett

In 25 years in financial services, I have become convinced that Ben Graham was absolutely right. Investment management isn’t about managing investments at all, it’s really about managing investors.

DIY Investing Special: How to start a share portfolio:

Michael Murray’s warning on bargain basement buying

Paul Sommerville: building a share portfolio