IT is a crucial question that vexes even the most seasoned investors. Should one sell investments when it has made a certain percentage of profit, say, 25 percent? The launch of Union KBC Trigger Fund — Series 1, which promises to liquidate the fund if the NAV appreciates by 30 percent or the fund completes three years, whichever is earlier, brings this question once again to the fore. Indeed, it is an important question that should be answered by every investor.

Consider this example: equity portfolios of many investors scaled a new high in 2010, after losing more than half of their portfolio value in CY 2008. However, few took any money home, as most of them sat on their investments. That is why many experts advocate taking profits regularly, but they are also quick to add that the strategy has its downside, too. Such a strategy can be useful, if the markets are range bound, as it will help you book profits on spurts. However, in a structural bull run, you may lose large part of returns as you may be out of the market very early.

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