Arguably one of the major successes of the European Union in the financial field has been the creation of common sets of rules that enable investment funds established and approved in one member state to be sold in other EU countries without having to endure another time-consuming and costly authorisation.

If I told you that investors can learn a lot from the decisions a football player takes, would you believe me? Well, here is the proof. We’ve listed below 5 tips that can help a player out on the field as well as an investor about to make a decision.

One should never rely on one single means. On the contrary, diversify and always have several exit plans to avoid getting stuck if one of them turns out to be defective or bad. Managing an investment portfolio follows the same logic...