Archive for May, 2011

Investing in Gold vs. Investing in Stocks: Which one you choose?

Saturday, May 28th, 2011

You might read stories about the prices of gold continues to climbs up while stocks plunge. Does this imply that gold is a better investment than stocks?Lets examine with data. Below is the price of gold over a period of 5 years:

5 year chart of Gold price

And these are the 20 year trend:

20 year chart of Gold price

Source: Historical gold prices

Now lets examine the trend of S&P 500 (overall representative of stocks performance for the top 500 companies). Below is the trend of stocks over the period of 5 years:

S&P 500 5 year chart

And this is the 20 year chart:
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5 Most Powerful Financial Advice for Beginners in Stock Trading

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Beginners in stock investment are often in need of effective advice. These advices are collective wisdom of the top gurus in stock trading investment. I will not be able to named it all because the source is just too many. For details, you can easily Google this up to find out more about the following advice.

If you asked whether its effective or not, yes its effective. But in reality an effective technique is not enough to reap profits. You still need financial education, talent, right attitudes and complete understanding of the stock market to succeed. Take this advice as only a tip of an iceberg, the real hard work still needs to be done in your part.

Advice #1: Aiming for Quick Money is the fastest way to lose BIG amounts of money.

Why? Getting rich quick in stocks is like shooting yourself in your own foot. Why? Its a matter of luck. And this “luck” factor is never been an effective strategy in stocks. Too often you read stories of getting rich quick in stocks, think twice before you believe in them. They are often marketing methods just tempting you to buy their systems.

The best investors in the world which is Warren Buffet takes his entire life to accumulate wealth. And only a very few investors in the world that can match his experience and skills. Why would you want to be rich quick when only a handful of financial experts succeed from their young until the old age?

This is where patience in stock trading is very important. If you read stories about holding to stocks for a very long time to reap profits is a sound advice. Assuming you pick-up a good stock because it will surely appreciate over time. Effective techniques such as cost averaging and long term stock investment needs years to reap its effective financial rewards.
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