5 common investing mistakes beginners should avoid

Beginner investors often lose money due to unrealistic expectations, emotion-based decisions, lack of experience, and improper understanding of compounding.

Atish Jain, CEO of Choice Connect, advises starting with a fixed monthly SIP in a diversified Multi-Asset Fund and ignoring daily price movements for the first three years.

Mohit Bagdi, Head of Investment Research at MIRA Money, notes that common mistakes include following tips that initially work then lead to losses, and buying 'good names' then losing patience.