Investor fear in early 2025 led to ‘costly lessons’, CFA expert warns

Investors who succumbed to the “temptation to sell” during the market turbulence of early 2025 likely learned a costly lesson about the dangers of market timing, according to Kyriacos Inios, Secretary of CFA Society Cyprus.

Reflecting on the sense of unease that dominated markets in April last year, when tariff war rhetoric was pervasive and prices were sliding daily, Inios notes that for many, the urge to exit the market felt almost unavoidable.

“If you caught yourself thinking...