The Value Perspective: Three alternative tips for new (and old) investors

September is the month when cohorts of fresh-faced young graduates descend upon the City of London to begin careers as professional investors - usually as analysts charged with coming up with stock ideas for portfolio managers. Ever willing to help, here on The Value Perspective, we thought we would offer three pieces of advice that, while important, are unlikely to have been mentioned in any official induction sessions. 1. Get used to being wrong - you are your own worst enemy When you come up with an investment idea, your portfolio managers are going to want you to express your convi...