You often hear people say “I lost money in the Stock Market”, Is it true?
Not really, if you invest wisely, wise investing involves understanding the risk, timing of entry/exit, and very importantly spreading your money in different types of assets. Here, at Liverpool John Moores University, we focus more on “Learning by Doing” through our “Investment Clinic”.
Our MSC Investment and Finance students experienced the art of investing through our Investment Clinic. Investment Clinic at Liverpool John Moores University organized “Online Simulation Trading” which gave the students a real-world experience where they learnt about building a diversified portfolio of Investment by emphasizing the significance of diversification in reducing risk. Company-specific and market-wide news may impact your portfolio, so it’s important you continuously monitor and reshuffle your portfolio to get higher returns. Investment Clinic at OUC gave the real-world experience in trading and building a portfolio of different asset classes over a simulated period of 5 years. Online simulation trading allowed the students to create, monitor and manage diversified asset types, including portfolio of stock, bonds, and mutual funds.
Learning By Doing
Before you create and build your investment portfolio, it is important to understand the various risks associated with your investment, and to appreciate the significance of diversity in investment, it is essential to understand the asset allocation strategies. During the “Investment Clinic” activity students got practical exposure on understanding various types of risks associated with the investments and how it is going to impact on building investment portfolio. Some of the glimpses were captured during the activity.