How do I build confidence picking stocks? A fund manager teaches me

How do you build confidence in picking individual stocks?

When Jess saw that fund manager Victoria Harris had added Eli Lilly to her fund, she did a double take. It was the same stock Jess had recently sold after feeling overwhelmed and unsure of her stock-picking skills. She knew she had to ask Vic about it.

This longer than usual conversation gives Jess time to explore Vic’s journey: from her early career in funds management, to building The Curve with her co-founder Soph, a media company helping people learn about finance and investing, and now coming full circle by launching their own fund, The Curve Investments. The Curve has grown into a global community of 150,000, with more than 3 million podcast downloads.

Then Vic walks Jess through the research and questions she uses before investing in a company. It’s a very practical look at how a fund manager approaches a stock - a process anyone can use to research any company and build confidence in their own decisions.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Stock Picking Confidence

00:09:02 Overcoming Investing Fears

00:16:53 The Triple F Strategy

00:23:28 Finding Stock Opportunities

00:32:39 Financials and Valuations

00:41:33 When to Buy and Sell

00:49:30 Building Confidence