Jul 23, 2026 – 8.36amIf you’ve ever kicked yourself for never selling a losing investment, or maybe you are still beating yourself up for selling something that later soared. You are not alone.Professional stock and share traders do the same thing every day, says Kurt Mayell, the head of markets at CMC Markets ANZ.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Andrew HobbsWealth reporterAndrew Hobbs covers self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), financial planning, retirement, inheritance, tax, personal finance and, sometimes, the Perth Bears. He has been a financial journalist for 30 years, previously at Bloomberg and AAP.Fetching latest articles