Today it is easier to get started with investments and investing compared to some time ago.
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Different Kinds of Investors
Today it is easier to get started with investments and investing compared to some time ago. Initially, only large financial companies would do the investing stuff. However, now just about anybody can do it, including moms, students as well as children. This is no more a forte of the wealthier species.
While this is indeed an exciting as well as financially rewarding field, before you enter it, you should understand what kind of an investor you would like to be.
The investors following the buy and hold approach invest their cash in shares they consider have a good value and then hold these shares for long periods, anywhere between a year to even fifty years.
People who think about long term find this kind of investment much more suitable to them. They not looking to make some quick money and have a knack for spotting good companies. Warren Buffet who is the second richest man of the world, follows this style, so it isn't that bad.
Then there is day trading. This is absolute opposite to the buy and hold type. People buy and then sell their shares in extremely short periods, most often during the same day. If time is not a constraint for you and you are ready to watch the stock market closely then this might work for you.
Then you will have to consider how you want to analyse the shares of your interest. Most often, there are two approaches to this. One is the fundamental approach and the second is technical approach. Now, instead of trying to choose between the two, it is always better to use a combination of the two.
Fundamental approach will look at the company profits, future plans, any growth prospects, management direction, any economic factors and in general, the company as a whole.
On the other hand, the technical approach will look at charts of share prices, employ different analytical tools and techniques, indicators, ratios and try to identify the good shares.
It is certainly not wise to focus on one approach and completely overlook the other. You should combine both approaches and use them to your benefit for deciding which shares you would want to invest in.
When deciding upon the kind of investor that you would like to be, you should first understand the amount of risk you are ready or you can afford to take. Alternatively, how much are you willing to lose? This is an honest question that you must ask yourself before getting into this field.
Remember, there is no right or no wrong way to do this. It is just what suits you the best. Everything is subjective here. So, what may have worked for your friend might not work for you. You have to make your own choice.
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