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My best and worst investments

FEATURE: Writer and investor Peter Temple shares the investment lessons he's learnt over the past 25 years
June 2, 2011

Over the course of 25 years of active stock market investment, I have had my share of successes – shares and other investments that have earned a tidy return in double-quick time. But there have also been conspicuous failures – shares where poor research, inattention to detail and plain bad timing have resulted in losses.

I have tried to keep a record of all of these successes and failures, and I reveal my best and worst.