As we inch towards the end of a roller coaster year, investors may be tempted to put the first half of 2020 firmly behind them. But honest reflection would be the better option, writes Mark Northway, investment manager at Sparrows Capital.

The peculiar thing about market corrections is that once they are in the rear-view mirror, investors tend to quickly forget about them.

Never mind the anxious days, weeks, or even months they experienced while all those around them were losing theirs (to paraphrase Rudyard Kipling).

In the happier times that follow a market recovery, most investors would rather spen...