Are you after short term gains, safe investments for the long term
, mixed risk investments?
What is your risk/reward strategy?
Timescales?
Can you afford to lose it ALL if the shares crash?
Until you know these answers, we cannot REALLY help you - other than give suggestions which SOUND good but might cause you all sorts of problems if they were not the right answers for you.
If you do not understand the market at all, then learning a little about it would be a GREAT idea. Also, if you expect people to give you investment advice and ideas, you might take the trouble to write a proper sentence WITH reasonable spelling - otherwise most folks will take you as a "txt-talking kid"
2006-11-04 05:25:58
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answered by Mark T 6
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Don't buck trends. You can buy when prices are falling, but only because it gives you a lower-average price as things fall. Otherwise, you buy when the crowd is buying and sell when the crowd is selling (watch the open interest and notice if the price is falling with a high volume, they are selling, but if the volume of trading in a stock is high and the price is rising, they are buying).
If you are following the "most active" lists or "top gainers/losers", remember that whatever the news in a couple of days there will be a correction which may wipe out your profits either the next day or the day after.
Good luck. (BTW, this is speculating, investing is a long-term thing, you are holding the position for a year or more)
2006-11-04 22:12:27
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answered by Rabbit 7
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If you are curious and like studying and learning new things, then with a little bit of work you can invest successfully. If this is not you, then I would invest in a Vangaurd indexed mutual fund.
I think the best way to get started investing, is to see what the best traders are buying and selling. This is the idea behind the site http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money. Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors. You can also read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas.
Here are this month's best traders:
http://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx
Good luck!
2006-11-04 15:40:25
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answered by Anonymous
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go with a good balance mutual fund such as Vanguards STAR fund. This is a mix that is 60% stocks and 40% fixed income. Let the manager do it for you until you have read enough to understand the markets and the various risks of the various investments.
2006-11-04 19:14:39
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answered by waggy_33 6
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A few top links that'll help point you in the right direction...... I assume from your username that you're from India, but these lessons (British & American) pretty much apply no matter what part of the world you're in... and unlike the other answers here, are actually written by people who know what they're doing:
http://www.fool.com/school/basics/investingbasics.htm
http://www.investopedia.com (explains all the technical terms)
http://beginnersinvest.about.com/cs/warrenbuffett/a/aawarrenbio.htm (all about the world's greatest investor)
2006-11-05 04:47:20
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answered by Anonymous
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Learn the Basics first before investing......If you don'tt ...you gonaa loose all your hard earned money even in a booming market.
Visit sites like investopedia and http://www.sharemarketbasics.com... to have your basics clear.
2006-11-08 06:45:43
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answered by Aey Cee 6
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Hello,
I completely agree with wanting to invest your money. Afterall, what's the point of making money if you can't make more money with your money (got that?)? Anyway, I've tried all different investments from stocks and bonds to IRA's, 401k's, and real estate. I'm really a big fan of diversification.
However, the only investment I've really been happy with so far is real estate. Over the past 5 years, I've bought 3 different properties (all have tenants, and I'm making more than the mortgage payments on 2 properties).
The 3rd property I got was using Carleton Sheets no money down methodology (he's a GURU in real estate, and yes, his methods do work!). You can actually buy a property for absolutely nothing down (NO MONEY FROM YOUR OWN POCKET). I payed over $500 for his course 3 years ago, and I just saw it online for $9.95!!!! This is a steal at $9.95 (I'm actually going to buy it for my friends for Christmas). It was featured on TV, so I got the website from there.
Before you invest in anything, I highly suggest the Carleton sheets course. http://www.alllsite.info/real-estate.php
2006-11-05 10:16:08
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answered by uman614 3
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I have not invested yet.
But it is risky.The company which yu invest is not under debt or must not be a fraud.
2006-11-07 01:36:44
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answered by yeshpaltomer123 2
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