Notes On The Stock Market

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The stock market has always intrigued me and I have since been eager to learn more about it. Starting back in January of this year, I ordered three textbooks on stock trading to become more informed on the subject. After reading these books, I gained further insight on stock trading which led me to open my own brokerage account where I could buy and sell stocks. I started by playing a stock simulation which was very similar in concept to StockTrak, a program we used in this class. I found that this helped provide me with a hands on experience which helped familiarize me with stock trading and learning how to manage and use my money efficiently. I continued to play this simulation for about two months and during this time my portfolio grew about 4%, which provided me a confidence boost and motivated me to invest in my real money into the stock market. In March of 2015, I officially began trading in the stock market and I continued to learn along the way. As of now, I have roughly nine months of stock trading experience. As stated previously, I have always had in interest in the stock market, but I never acted upon it until as recently as earlier this year. My interest in the stock market was peaked because I enjoy taking risks and the stock market

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Explain why you think these particular investments would be good choices. (3-6 sentences. 3.0 points) Investing in stock shares that may pay me a good amount later I the future. Also I would invest in a new company to get them on their feet so they can start to gain money. I would also want to invest in a savings account that would pay me over time.

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The stock market is a risky business. Investing can make you wealthy beyond your wildest dreams, in which only a few investors have found the formula. Otherwise making the wrong decision

My advice for someone interested in investing would be to hire a financial advisor. Unless one is 100% what they are doing it's always a good idea to play it safe and hire help from someone more experienced. But if you don't want to go that route here's a famous quote about buying stocks from the “greatest investor of the century” and the fourth richest man in America, Warren Buffett. “The stock market is a no called strike game. You don't have to swing at everything -you can wait for your pitch. The problem when you're a money manager is that your fans keep yelling, ‘Swing, you

Having a strategy going into the stock market is one of the most important things that you can do when in the stock market. As a group, one of the first things we did was set up a strategy we were going to use. We found that the best way for us to succeed in this project was to look at weekly tips from professional investors and hand select the few stocks we thought were going to do well in the coming weeks. We would then

Before recommending investments, it is necessary to better understand the investor’s goals, life stages and risk tolerance. Whether it be a small or large investment, there are several stages to deciding upon the best investment(EdwardJones, n.d.):

In my nonfiction outside reading novel, Unshakeable, Tony Robbins is a wonderful mentor and teacher of your personal investment. As a newcomer into the investment realm, Robbins was able to navigate and help the reader grasp the knowledge of the stockbroker side of the stock market. While learning the basic terminology of a bear vs bull stock, I furthered my comprehension and am considering entering the hectic stock exchange. With Robbins wisdom and experiences he preaches during “a 10-year period, the market almost always rises. Still there are no guarantees” (Robbins 128). This broaden my perspective as I would give up and call it quits not getting my way losing money and not thinking about a rebound. As it fluctuates the “average, the

You can earn more money by investing in bonds, stocks, and mutual funds. I was playing The Stock Market Game with my class at school and learned a lot about choosing different kinds of investments. First, as you choose where to invest your money, you have to be careful not to put all your eggs in one basket. Investing money can be very risky. For example, lets say you invest all your savings in one stock, bond or mutual fund and it’s unsuccessful you could lose all your money. You lose time as well. A good idea is to decide how much money you want to put into each invest. Consider how much risk you can afford to take.

The most impactful thing I learned throughout my short career in dealing with finance, is the importance of saving your money that you work hard for, investing the money, and having the money in turn work for you. I have chose to begin investing early because being smart with my money long term is crucial for me to being able to accomplish my financial goals. I will be pursing a career in corporate finance, and my hope is to one-day work for a company that provides me with an opportunity to achieve my long-term goals in life. On top of the opportunity, I want my company to also provide the benefits of assisting with my investment goals as well. Unlike many college students my age, I have already begun my investing through

This may sound shocking; I would take the advice of Bernard Madoff as given in the interview with Marketwatch. I genuinely believe the advice he gives in this interview is sincere. After seeing the aftermath of what his actions have caused, I believe he wants others to be aware of what can go wrong. The advice he offers is logical and not complicated. Prior to looking into investments, I would first educate myself on common investment practices and terminology. I wouldn’t dare invest in something that I am unable to understand. I will investigate which advising firms are currently at the top and at the bottom of the industry, in addition to which firms have recently been in court and in the news. I would ask as many questions as possible to

There are a few terms new stock investors should learn before actually beginning to put money into the stock market. You hear words like “shares”, “assets”, and even “earnings” when you watch or listen to people on the television. Shares are a percentage of the company, if you buy a share; you own a small percentage of it and its earnings. Earnings are all the money that the company makes. Assets involve all the company owns, for example, trademarks, equipment, and even the buildings their workers work in. Companies put their assets and

Before I talk about what I will invest in, I think it would be crucial for me to talk about me personally as an investor. As an investor I am not afraid to loss today if I feel I will make more tomorrow. Meaning I am willing to go through the volatility of the market if I feel like I will come out ahead in the end. For my goals, the first one is an obvious one of making more money then I happened to start out with. Another goal is to find funds that will make the most amount of money over the entire 30 years not just funds that will do great over the next 3 years. This leads me into my personal preference of funds that perform better over the long haul instead of funds that have had a great couple of years. As for my preference, I tend to favor equity funds over bond funds because of their high potential for return and have the patience to deal with any volatility that comes with those equity funds. When I comes to risk I feel the best way to describe me is “risk adverse”, meaning I will only take on a certain amount of risk if there is an expectation of adequate compensation for that risk. In general though I would say I have an average risk tolerance when it comes to investing. I say this because while I will invest in more risky small value stocks I prefer more blue chip stocks because of their less volatility and more predictable nature. Meaning while I do take return into consideration it is not my only criteria and take risk into consideration as well when choosing my