Many of us complicate investing and, as a result, fail to make a profit from our investments. This is often due to the fact that we don't truly understand investing. We try to follow the trends. We research what the best investments might be at the moment. We follow the herd or the latest fad hoping to get in at the right time. Often we are left in the dust, frantic to decide what our next move should be.
Investing doesn't have to be difficult. Long term investments may require you to spend a lot of time keeping track of trends and big news in the marketplace. Keeping abreast of news and researching a potential opportunity requires a lot of our spare time. If you aren't already familiar with a niche, market or mode of investing then you're going to wind up having to learn from the ground up. This means lost time which means lost opportunities. Making a decision about something that you really don't know a whole lot about very well might end poorly and your investment choices wind up being more like a fantasy football team that was on automatic pilot.
To simplify investing, find a niche or market that you have some interest in. This will cut the learning curve and as you spend some time in the market, your knowledge of the nuances of that which you are investing in will grow. Investing is much easier when you are spending your time researching and deciding upon different options if you actually enjoy what you are investing in.
As an example, let's just say that someone tells you that it's a great time to buy gold. You know nothing about the gold market. Unless you have always had a desire to invest in gold then you're going to be slow to make a decision and you're going to hate all the work involved in this one simple decision. Looking at charts and trends and forecasts will bore you to death and you will lose interest rather quickly. Even though it is often recommended that you invest without emotion, the decision to go in or pass on the investment is where the emotion should be absent. You should still have some passion and desire to learn more and become knowledgeable about those things that you are putting your money into. If the knowledge and interest is already there then that is great. Your portfolio will reflect your interests and passions.
Getting into a market that you know has value and making investments that you know will hold their value or increase in value is the whole basis of investing. Understanding why a market is flat or what the true value of an investment is will be one way that you can use your knowledge to profit in the long run. Being an expert or at least very knowledgeable about your market is where you are different than your typical investor.
Finding a rare antique at a flea market or a rare collectible car advertised in the newspaper are two examples of where you might have information that most people lack. If you follow gold prices or if you have an interest in a particular company that you have been watching for some time, you are more qualified to make a decision about investing in these vehicles than other people might be. You'll know things and see trends that might be hidden from someone that isn't interested in these things.
Your entire goal should be to buy at the lowest price possible with the knowledge and confidence that the price or demand will increase at a future date. What separates investing from a pure hobbyist is that you view the things you buy without emotion. You might love that painting that you bought from that aspiring artist but as soon as the price for that work or art goes up, you're going to cash out. No matter how much you might believe in the company that you bought stock in, the moment you feel that their stock has peaked and it is in danger of dropping, you're going to drop it like a hot potato.
Knowing when to get out of the market or when to sell is equally as important as knowing when to get in. This is where your interest in the market plays a role. Reading the news, knowing the potential of an investment and executing a sale when you have received the profit that you were hoping for are both ways that being a knowledgeable and wise investor comes into play. Again, remove your emotions, avoid being greedy and once you feel that your opportunity has reached its peak you will sell without reservation. The money earned will be put into other investments as they come along and you will accrue wealth. If you didn't have a true interest in the market you very well might miss a piece of new or a trend that could cause you to lose your profit and your opportunity to get out of the market before things head south.
Simplifying investing is all about finding a subject that interests you and placing your money there. Feed your passion and surround yourself with those things that interest you and allow them to make money for you every day. If you understand yourself and what you love then you will have the best of both worlds. Investing isn't always simply about acquiring wealth. Even a bad investment in something that you love, such as a piece of art or a classic car, winds up being a good investment in the end even if you never get your money out of it.
Investing doesn't have to be difficult. Long term investments may require you to spend a lot of time keeping track of trends and big news in the marketplace. Keeping abreast of news and researching a potential opportunity requires a lot of our spare time. If you aren't already familiar with a niche, market or mode of investing then you're going to wind up having to learn from the ground up. This means lost time which means lost opportunities. Making a decision about something that you really don't know a whole lot about very well might end poorly and your investment choices wind up being more like a fantasy football team that was on automatic pilot.
To simplify investing, find a niche or market that you have some interest in. This will cut the learning curve and as you spend some time in the market, your knowledge of the nuances of that which you are investing in will grow. Investing is much easier when you are spending your time researching and deciding upon different options if you actually enjoy what you are investing in.
As an example, let's just say that someone tells you that it's a great time to buy gold. You know nothing about the gold market. Unless you have always had a desire to invest in gold then you're going to be slow to make a decision and you're going to hate all the work involved in this one simple decision. Looking at charts and trends and forecasts will bore you to death and you will lose interest rather quickly. Even though it is often recommended that you invest without emotion, the decision to go in or pass on the investment is where the emotion should be absent. You should still have some passion and desire to learn more and become knowledgeable about those things that you are putting your money into. If the knowledge and interest is already there then that is great. Your portfolio will reflect your interests and passions.
Getting into a market that you know has value and making investments that you know will hold their value or increase in value is the whole basis of investing. Understanding why a market is flat or what the true value of an investment is will be one way that you can use your knowledge to profit in the long run. Being an expert or at least very knowledgeable about your market is where you are different than your typical investor.
Finding a rare antique at a flea market or a rare collectible car advertised in the newspaper are two examples of where you might have information that most people lack. If you follow gold prices or if you have an interest in a particular company that you have been watching for some time, you are more qualified to make a decision about investing in these vehicles than other people might be. You'll know things and see trends that might be hidden from someone that isn't interested in these things.
Your entire goal should be to buy at the lowest price possible with the knowledge and confidence that the price or demand will increase at a future date. What separates investing from a pure hobbyist is that you view the things you buy without emotion. You might love that painting that you bought from that aspiring artist but as soon as the price for that work or art goes up, you're going to cash out. No matter how much you might believe in the company that you bought stock in, the moment you feel that their stock has peaked and it is in danger of dropping, you're going to drop it like a hot potato.
Knowing when to get out of the market or when to sell is equally as important as knowing when to get in. This is where your interest in the market plays a role. Reading the news, knowing the potential of an investment and executing a sale when you have received the profit that you were hoping for are both ways that being a knowledgeable and wise investor comes into play. Again, remove your emotions, avoid being greedy and once you feel that your opportunity has reached its peak you will sell without reservation. The money earned will be put into other investments as they come along and you will accrue wealth. If you didn't have a true interest in the market you very well might miss a piece of new or a trend that could cause you to lose your profit and your opportunity to get out of the market before things head south.
Simplifying investing is all about finding a subject that interests you and placing your money there. Feed your passion and surround yourself with those things that interest you and allow them to make money for you every day. If you understand yourself and what you love then you will have the best of both worlds. Investing isn't always simply about acquiring wealth. Even a bad investment in something that you love, such as a piece of art or a classic car, winds up being a good investment in the end even if you never get your money out of it.
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