Trustnet Magazine 59 February 2020 | Page 4

Cover story Anthony Luzio reveals which investment activities you would be better off leaving to the experts Don’t try this at home 4 / 5 [ EXPERTS ONLY ] “For a Vietnamese retailer or a Thai agricultural company, the accounts may be in a different language, created using different accounting standards” H uman beings are programmed to want more – that’s why we invest in the first place. But this is also why every so often we will look at the high charges on one of our funds and ask, “what exactly am I paying for?” Unfortunately, too many investors who attempt to “do it themselves” learn the answer to this question the hard way, whether that is through underperformance, absolute losses or, in some cases, financial ruin. Overleaf are some of the activities undertaken by fund managers on a daily basis that retail investors really shouldn’t try at home. TRUSTNET trustnet.com