Motley Fool Money

The Pitfalls of Selling Stocks (and How to Avoid Them)


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Some of the biggest mistakes investors make aren’t the stocks they buy - they’re the ones they sell. In today’s episode of Motley Fool Money, host Emily Flippen is joined by Fool analysts Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro to look back at some of The Motley Fool’s most painful sell decisions, from Netflix and beyond. They dig into:

  • Why selling is so emotionally tempting and is often the biggest mistake for retail investors
  • How a single 5, 10, or 100-bagger can offset other losers
  • How to build a framework to help investors hold onto winners without holding everything forever
  • Companies discussed: NFLX, SE, FLSR, CMG, GRMN, RCL, MELI, ISRG, TGT, WMT


    Host: Emily Flippen, Jason Hall, Jeff Santoro
    Producer: Anand Chokkavelu
    Engineer: Bart Shannon


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