Investment Rule: Invest what you know

Recently, my friend ask me for advice on her investment. She told me that her investment is sitting on 22% losses over a 6 years investment time frame. I told her that i am not able to make any decision just based on this figure. Then she showed me her investment details. I am kind of shock, because it is managed by a professional finance advisor. A look at the details, i identified some problems with the investment methodology. 1) It was a skewed portfolio, with all components investing in funds investing in a particular country. 2) All the $$ was invested in Unit Trusts. 3) The investment started with purchase of unit trust at the asking price which is 5% above the bid price.

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