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| shakes your confidence. You begin to think that the | | | | more risks. |
| stock market is a gambling den and it is a place, | | | | Keep in mind that your risk tolerance is a very |
| where you lose money. Hence you decide to cash | | | | personal matter, based on your age and your |
| out from the stock market and search for stock tips. | | | | personal saving goals. Your friend may be much more |
| There is evidently something wrong somewhere. | | | | conservative or aggressive than you are. But that |
| Either the experts were wrong or your investment | | | | does not mean their investment strategy is right for |
| decisions went wrong somewhere down the line. | | | | you. |
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| here. | | | | and investment professionals you will do business |
| What is wrong is our planning or rather the lack of it. | | | | with. Before buying stocks, checkout the company's |
| There is a method to deploying funds into the stock | | | | financial statements. Obtain and analyze as much |
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| investing in the equity market. | | | | to expect from your investment. It is important to |
| Remember to keep a fundamental assumption at the | | | | educate yourself to make sure that the investments |
| back of the mind. Equity investments are assets that | | | | match your goals and tolerance for risk. Don't buy |
| will generate the maximum returns over a fairly long | | | | anything you don't understand. |
| period of time. If you trust this, you will not go | | | | The next important thing not to do is put all your |
| wrong. Volatility is a part and parcel of investing in | | | | eggs in one basket. Distribute your risks in a manner |
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| you should not even look at the stock market with | | | | anything. Try investing in mutual funds or in fixed |
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| with your finances. Put out your banking and | | | | conservative you are, the less likely you will be to |
| brokerage statements, check your balances, and | | | | lose. |
| gather all your fiscal information in one place. After | | | | An added thing to remember is to avoid acting on |
| learning what you are, figure out where you want to | | | | impulse. An impulse buy, whether it is at the mall or |
| be. What are your short term and long term goals? If | | | | on the stock market, is still an impulse buy. Stick to |
| you need money in the short term, a more | | | | your plan. Don't buy on a rumor. |
| conservative investment would be appropriate. If you | | | | |