Rocky

what ya'll know bout em?
have you lost money/gained?


im curious i think im invest in sum this year so i just wanted to learn abit about them share your knowledge

freezy50

hey,

this might be a little late, but if you read it, it could help you anyway...

I wrote a 60-pages paper about how a newbie could make wins with investing in stocks. there are 3 keys, which you will have to follow to make some money:

1.long-time goals (5-10 years)
2.diversification (I guess this is the right word in english...)
3.patience and anti-nervosity


1.long-time goals

through my research I found several notices that long-term bought stocks, have gained good percentage over the years. (8-10 % normally...)
even though if you invested in a stock high-point, before a crash, your stocks will probably be higher in 5 years than now (except the company goes completely broke :) ), but you will have to look for the future, making money fast is really risky, but if you have a couple of thousands you want to invest, think about long-term investing!

2.diversification

if you invest in stocks, don't just invest in one particular stock. invest in a couple of companies and markets. for example, if you invest all your money in microsoft stocks, and microsoft stocks go down, you will have to face the losses. but if you invest for example in microsoft AND dell, you could balance your losses of the microsoft stocks with the wins of your dell stocks. and this is the simple magic behind. if you have a lot of money to invest, invest in a lot of markets and companies which differ, that is the key to making good money off every market that's gaining.

if you haven't that much money to invest in a lot of stocks, just invest in funds, they are already diversified and active in several markets!

3.patience

man this point is important! in times like these (sub-primes crisis...), finances and stock markets are going really crazy, ups and downs, real bad falls, real great gains could be possible. your goal as a normal investor is it to be patient. just close your eyes and think about your money in 5 years. after a 5 years, the crisis will be over, solutions will be found and the stocks are going up again!
but be careful, if a company is going completely broke or out of money and finance, check for your invests! don't let your money go away with the company! have a look at your stocks about 2-3 times a month, and check the weekly economic news so that you can be sure, that you are not investing in any broke ass company ;)



well that's a simple how to make money with stocks. a lot of books will tell you the same, if your a small investor and have limited finances keep these principles in mind! if you have any further questions, feel free to ask

Mon£y

What are the first steps in investing?

For example, where do you start, whats the procedures... the process, how and where to check your stock?

Thanx.

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