Principles Of Investments In The Stock Market – Part 2

We are now on the second part of this series. This is a discussion on the principles of investment in the stock market. We have already discussed the first principle. The first principle dealt with realizing that the stock market is just another investment vehicles. Before deciding to invest in the stock market, you must know about other vehicles of investments. Let us proceed by discussing the next two principles. If you wish to view the article in its entirety, visit my blog.

2.) A roller coaster ride – It could be said that the biggest advantage in investing in the stock market is the huge profits that are made when the market goes up. However this is also conversely true because huge losses can also be made when the market goes down.

Bearing in mind that the stock market is a roller coaster ride it is generally best to sell when the market goes up and buy when the market goes down. When I started investing in the stock market about 2 years ago, the Philippine Stock exchange index was about 2000 + points. It went up to 2500 points and then down to the 2000 level in the middle of 2006. Slowly and steadily it climbed up to the 3200 level during the 1st quarter of 2007. It then went down in a very short period of time during the final days of the 1st quarter of 2007. It steadily climbed to a high of 3700+ points in July 2007 but went down below 3000 points a month after. It rose steadily to its highest at 3800+ points by October 2007, but after a month dropped to 3600 points.

The conclusion here is that it is really a roller coaster ride. During those up and down moments of the market, profits and losses are made

3.) You should determine what type of investor you are – Are you a long term investor or a short term investor? This is a very important question that each serious new investor should consider. This affects whether you should buy or sell a certain stock.

Take note that If you are a long term investor, this means means that you hold your stocks from 5 to 10 years or more. This actually means that you believe in the company that you are investing in. Since you are putting in your money for a long period of time, you must be certain that such money you put in is considered already as extra.

One of the main benefits of being long term investors is that you do not have to worry about monitoring the day to day technical analysis. There is no problem if the stock is held for a long period of time since what is considered is the strong fundamentals of the company. On the other hand, short term investor,who decide to cash in within a months time to 6 months time, will have to monitor the day to day market activities to ensure that they are making a profit.

Similar to the the long term investors, short term investors have to make sure that they can afford to put in their money for a long period of time. But such time is not as long as that of the long term investor. One of the main reasons for doing that is because during the short period wherein you plan to invest and pull out your stocks, it is possible that you might incur losses. With this in mind you might decide to wait a while.

When I started out I determined to be more of a long term investor. I do have stocks whom I consider as short term but I consider most of the stocks I hold to be invested in the medium and long term period.

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Basic Investment Principles In The Stock Market – Part 4

This is the final part of the series on principles of investment in the stock market. The last seven principles was discussed in the past articles. We will be discussing the last three principles in this article. Visit my blog if you want to see the whole article.

8.) Take time to study- Investing in the stock market requires that you should take time to study what it’s all about. You can’t expect to succeed if think that you can just place in your money and hope that it will somehow grow by itself. Studying a lot of books and materials on the stock market will certainly help. When I first started investing I searched for materials in the internet regarding the stock market especially the Philippine stock market. I bought the “investor’s primer” from the Philippine stock exchange. This is a great material for those who are new to the Philippine stock market.

You can also attend seminars on how to trade in the stock market. Several brokerage firms have conducted free seminars for those who are new to the stock market. I attended a 2 day seminar by CITISEC Online last year. CITISEC online is one of the most innovative, well managed and most active brokerage firms in the country. The information that you could learn is astounding. Studying the stock market requires continual study. You should not stop learning.

You should read all the materials and attend all the seminars you can to further expand your knowledge You should not give up when there are terms you could not understand. For example reading this article alone may give you a headache since there are words that you can’t relate to. Words such as “points, “Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi), “Blue Chips” or “Bull run” may sound foreign to you. What is worse is that you don’t even understand what a stock is. It does not matter. I started out not knowing what some of these things are.

You can never learn these things in school. However I learned these things by reading a lot about the subject and through experience. In order that you might be inspired, I suggest you watch the movie “Pursuit of Happyness.” This inspired-by-a-true-story movie is about a man who overcame all odds to learn the stock market letting him make millions later on through stock market trading.For sure, you will be inspired by watching the film.

9.)Know what is happening in the world around you – There are several factors that affect the stock market. Be aware of the news that is making headlines in the news paper. For sure this will give you a hint on the direction that the market will take. Never skip the business news. It is here where you will be given an idea as to which stock you should buy. I prefer reading the online version of the Philippine Daily Inquirer in order that I may know where the market is heading.

10.) Don’t delay today is the best day to start – Experience is the best way to learn. You may start small but the most important thing is that you start right away. Put off procrastination. Study how to go about it without rushing, but don’t delay. If you already know the basics about investments start buying your first stock. Making your first profit from your first sale is truly rewarding.

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The Advantages Of Investing In The Stock Market – Part 2

Last time we discussed about the advantages or the reasons why you should invest in the stock market. We talked about the first three which are, potential for greater returns, part ownership of the company you are investing and belonging to a special group of people. This is the concluding part of this 2 part series. If you wish to view the entire article, check out my blog.

4.) The stock market is still the one of the best investment – While it is true that investing in the stock market has its up and down moments, in the long run investing in the stock market is still one of the best investment vehicles out there. Stock market returns fluctuate from year to year. In 1986 we have the recorded highest return rate at 224 % and negative 41 % as the lowest return rate in 1997. Yet despite the markets up and down if you hold on to your money (Holding period of about 20 years) on the long term, the average return for investing in the stock market is 24 % to 28 % per year so in short you it is not possible to incur any loss if you are a long term investor.

5.) Helps you become more financially literate and inspires you to increase that knowledge – Investing in the stock market forces you to go over the business news. It also helps you give significant meaning to the major news headlines. News for you is not something to be discussed in chit chats, but rather you view it as something that will have an impact on how the market behaves. You are forced to understand words that are foreign to you. You will become more sharper intellectually as you are motivated to keep on reading. If you dozed off in your your economics class in high school or college, this time you will be pulling your hair apart just to figure out what inflation means. you will be motivated to become a life long student.

6.) Helps you understand the importance of being online and getting instant “knowledge” in this age of information technology. – Man has gone a long way from the stone age, the iron age, bronze age up to the industrial age. Now we have moved one more step ahead as we are right now in the “information technology age” where knowledge is power. Trading in the stock market by means of utilizing information technology certainly gives meaning to the adage that “knowledge is power.” Years ago when I was still in college I wanted to know what it is like to invest in the stock market as I was intrigued by what I see in the movies when traders shout buy or sell. Unfortunately, I did not invest back then because of the lack of information, capability and most of all the lack of capital to do so.

The advent of the internet age has certainly changed a lot of things. The information technology is powered by the internet and information on anything is accessible via the world wide web. This has also the changed the way stock market trading is done. Because of this I am now able to do everything online such as monitoring the business news, buying and selling shares of stocks and transferring money to and from my accounts. A future development would be to trade stocks globally. Although this might prove to be a much more complicated area of study nevertheless the principles of stock trading are similar.

7.) Help in nation building – The most noble objective and advantage as to why you should invest in the stock market is probably this one. Companies want to get listed in the stock exchange to raise more capital for their business in order that they could expand. Business expansion is translated as more jobs, more taxes for the government and more economic activity. This in effect moves the nation forward and helps build the nation.

Certainly these compelling reasons make a valid argument as to why you should invest in the stock market.

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Why You Should Join an Investment Club

The notion of joining an investment stock club is one I’m sure has crossed the minds of many independent investors. If you’re like me perhaps you dismissed the notion as quickly as it came to mind. I sat on the idea of joining an investing stock club for many years. I waited way too long. I had plenty of reasons not to find and join an investment stock club. None of them however was based on sound investigation. I had doubts about the value of investment stock clubs simply based on my assumptions that the cost would take away from my stock trading profits more than it could benefit. This was an assumption I made out of ignorance. I also remember being afraid that being an investment stock club member would somehow expose what I didn’t know to the trading community. In retrospect this would have only served to accelerate my understanding of trading and improved my ability to make strong consistent profits in the market. I could go on but my reasons for not looking at it more closely all proved to be unfounded. I don’t plan to try to chip away at these sorts of notions you may have because if they’re like my old assumptions, they’re just plainly holding you back. Instead I’d ask you to consider the undeniable benefits.

As an independent investor I absolutely revel in the notion that I can move stealthily in & out of the markets. I can search for & evaluate any number of stock trading opportunities. I can take advantage of a wealth of research from any source or I can do my own research. I don’t must spend time proving my case to my boss & deal with the frustration that entails. No four notices when I succeed at it or fail & I have nothing to prove to someone but myself. There is no better way to make a living as far as I’m concerned. Being independent means everything to me. This independence does have a down-side & if I’m not aware of the challenges that come with being independent & I don’t do anything about it I can & have experienced monumental failures.

Despite all it’s benefits, independence can easily lend itself to isolation. This is a real hazard that new investors should work quickly to mitigate. Being isolated in the context of investing for a living means having nothing to keep you honest. It’s imperative for your success to bounce your ideas and research off your peers as a sort of litmus test. Any independent investor would be wise to find a good stock investment club and join up for this reason alone, but stock investment clubs often provide more in the way of helping independent investors than just this.

Aside from all the bells and whistles or other novel tools that stock investment clubs often hype to entice investors to join, the largest benefit is the collaborative environment they afford investors who would otherwise be working in a vacuum. The benefits of joining a stock investing club and collaborating with a group of peers with similar goals has been undeniably evident in my own ability to generate larger and more consistent returns. I get to launch my ideas in to the community and get timely and worthwhile feedback. Members are all to happy to let me know when I’m way and more importantly why. I can select to agree or not and I often pick up on some great tips as well as new ideas and strategies to think about. Most importantly I get to keep in touch with a world of traders that offer a wealth of insight and knowledge I would not gain anywhere else.

Just as no two stock investment clubs are created equal, no two are alike and each has its strengths and weaknesses. One aspect of a stock investment club which you should never compromise on is the existence of a robust social element. To evaluate that yourself, you could look for a few of the following.

Does the stock investment club have:

A way for you to chat or post messages?

A way to track the performance of your stock portfolio and look at other members performance?

A strong member base so as the ideas and opinions are always flowing and dynamic.

A diversity of groups within the stock investment club; & specifically four or four who’s members share your investment style or philosophy?

A frequent sustained presence from an accomplished & respected leader in the world of investing & trading?

Some investing stock clubs even give each and every member a chance to have themselves brought into prominence as an authority by allowing them to post articles or research right in the main blog as a special guest. This can do wonders in terms of broadening your investing horizons. One way is that other members recognize great ideas and reward the author by suggesting your next topic and some valid points to consider, free content for your next article.

The bottom line point is that it’s integral that independent investors participate in holding their own knowledge and ideas to the fire of a thoughtful community. It challenges you to be better than you were before and it makes you responsible for developing a disciplined approach to your career in the markets.

My Favorite Investment Stock Clubs

I’ve included some of my favorite investment stock clubs for you to think about. These (and I’m sure there’s others) meet my criteria for providing an active community of thoughtful and outspoken investors who willingly share what they know and think about new ideas by providing seasoned advice and insights to help you stay on your game.

INO Market Club

Provides a real community feel, lots of options for you to find where you fit in across the whole spectrum of trading styles, a blog where members are encouraged to publish guest articles, a strong leadership with Adam Hewison. Adam is a seasoned veteran trader from the CME Group. INO frequently coordinates online meetings where participants can learn from renowned traders. They have a vast trading tutorial library for both new & advanced traders to help them keep their trading sharp.

A number of my favorite INO features include the market alerts, portfolio tracking with their matchless trade triangle technology which highlights stocks which are moving in to a new trend & INO TV which features exclusive content from well-known market analysts. I’m sure any trader would be delighted to have access to everything INO thoughtfully pulls together to form a vibrant trader community with some great tools & invaluable ways to learn & share with other accomplished independent investors. It’s worth the annual cost of membership & INO has a no questions asked guarantee, so if you can’t use it refunds are not an issue for them. Learn more about INO Market Club.

Zecco Community

Zecco has a very robust online trading community and you’d be surprised to learn that you don’t must have a trading account to experience all their community has to offer. You can still communicate and share ideas with other members and you have access to a wide array of lovely tools for market research. If you have a blog or web page, you can share that with fellow Zecco members . The Zecco community is very active and any trader can find their niche among like-minded investors.

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Finally, I’m always looking for suggestions from my readers so if you’d like to tell the world about your favorite Investment Stock Club, leave a comment.

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Stock Market Technical Analysis On Behalf Of The Typical Girl

This is something you’ll heed flourishing floor traders pronounce all the time. If you’re going to become a flourishing trader, either on or off-the-floor, you will have to be told to like taking a loss. Essentially, what this means is it will not hassle you to possess a losing trade. Do not get me wrong, you’re not going to be happy to have a losing trade, but you must be content to be out of the market when the trade no longer represents a worthwhile prospect.

Most folks who learn this do it the laborious way. They end up losing all their cash before they notice how necessary it is to love taking a loss. Rather than ignoring the actual fact that they need a losing trade (like most people do), triumphant traders confront the likelihood of being wrong, and thus, when the time comes to take a loss, they do it without dilly-dallying.

I think the reason that so many individuals have trouble exiting out of their losing trades is because they suppose the losing trade could be a likeness of themself. Nothing is further from the truth. Your losing trades don’t lessen you as a person. You are not your losing trades. You’re conjointly not your winning trades either. They are merely by-merchandise of the business that you just are in.

Losing trades are half of trading. The foremost lucrative traders on the globe have losing trades every and each day. They do not get wedged in thinking that the losing trade is half of them. They realize it’s simply part of trading, and the sooner they get rid of the losing trade, the faster they’ll hunt for the next opportunity to seek out a winning trade. This can be easier said than done, but it’s still the reality of how to create money trading.

One thing you’ll need to find out is why it’s therefore important to confront the likelihood of a losing trade. If you don’t, you may generate worry and end up with the very state of affairs you are trying to avoid. When you’ll learn to perceive this idea, only then can you stop your losing trades from changing into unmanageable and, probably, from wiping out your total account.

You should kill your losing trades right away upon observation they exist. When losses are predefined and carried out without uncertainty, there’s nothing to think about, weigh, or judge and thus nothing to entice yourself with. There can be no risk of permitting yourself the possibility of final disaster. If you find yourself considering, weighing, or judging, then you are either not predefining what a loss is or you are not executing them immediately upon observation, in that case, if you don’t and it turns out to be profitable, you are reinforcing an inappropriate behavior that can inevitably result in disaster. Or, if you don’t and therefore the loss worsens, you will create a negative cycle of pain, that after started can be tough to stop.

If you’ll change what these losses mean to you and learn how to exit a losing trade quickly as you define it as such, you’ll be in a position to unleash yourself from the strain that those losing trades in all probability cause you now. This is often why learning to love taking a loss is so important. It puts you in a much better position to capture the winning trades.

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