Managers To Watch: Fidelity's O'Nolan on the lessons he learned the day Lehmans collapsed

Laura Dew
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Fidelity multi-asset manager Kevin O'Nolan, 30, first became interested in investing in his teens when he put some of his savings in the Aer Lingus IPO, and he then continued investing in his 20s.

But while the airline flotation went well, his following investments did not always lead to the same success and he admits he lost half of what he invested. However, this proved to be a grounding experience for the manager, which has been particularly beneficial in a difficult market environment. Managers to Watch: Troy AM's Yeowart on his golden opportunity from the 2008 crisis "One of the most important things in fund management is emotional discipline and being able to cope with a loss. You have to learn things very quickly and be able to shake things off very quickly," he said....

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