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AFO2022-07-20T12:50:20+00:00

What you Need to Know Before you Invest!

Anytime I see an enticing investment opportunity I say to myself, “why not take out time to do proper research, why not painstakingly create an investment strategy that works before jumping on the market?” It is easy to jump on any form of investment and due to the global technological reach, individuals have access to a wide range of investment opportunities. Nowadays, anyone in the world can invest in top companies like Amazon, Tesla, Facebook, Microsoft, Adobe, Apple, and Spotify through most online investment mobile applications. So, if investing is this easy, what brings about the various complications?

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  1. Yes! You Need to Invest… but How?
  2. Know your Investment Goals
  3. Do your Research
  4. Be disciplined and Stay Focused
  5. You can’t go wrong with Long-Term Investments
  6. Review your Investment Strategies

The truth is, many people are willing to take mind-blowing risks without necessarily strategizing on the possible consequences of them. Individuals all over the world are willing to bet against various risky markets simply because they do not have proper background knowledge about the market.
Investing in assets has greatly evolved especially with the advent of assets like cryptocurrencies. You need to constantly research, be abreast of current news and recent trends on social media to stay in the market. It is also crucial that you choose a market that you are familiar with.

Yes! You Need to Invest… but How?

The investment comes with great opportunities that allow you to generate wealth, but these opportunities can also ensure great risk. You must be well-informed about investments before you venture into them. That is, you must be enthusiastic about learning and research, or else there is a possibility that you could lose your hard-earned resources. Having an investment strategy that works for you cannot be overstated. So how do you create an investment strategy? What do you consider when creating a strategy?

Know your Investment Goals

Knowing your interests and setting realistic, achievable goals is the first step in strategizing. “As time goes on, I get more and more convinced that the right method of investment is to put fairly large sums into enterprises which one thinks one knows something about and in the management of which one thoroughly believes.” — J. M. Keynes. This will help serve as a guideline for you when you come across various investment opportunities. Always trust your instincts and stand by what you believe in!

Working towards your investment goals comes with a lot of dedication. If you are serious about investing, you must be willing to commit your time and resources.

Do your Research

“If you don’t study any companies, you have the same success buying stocks as you do in a poker game if you bet without looking at your cards.” — Peter Lynch.

Many people ask a question like “how do I know which strategy to choose that works for me?” The first thing to consider is, are you even in the right market?” “Do you know the terrain properly?” Study! Study! Study! You can’t go wrong by studying the market. It keeps you knowledgeable enough to make analytical decisions and helps you forecast and assess the riskiness.

You must have done some level of research to know if the market suits your investment goals before you even consider creating an investment strategy that works. “It’s not always easy to do what’s not popular, but that’s where you make your money. Buy stocks that look bad to less careful investors and hang on until their real value is recognized.” — John Neff. Doing your homework properly would help you develop your instincts when choosing what to invest in. investing is all about taking calculated risks.

Your knowledge about the market has to constantly stay upgraded. Doing your research before investing isn’t just the benchmark, being constantly informed is!

Be disciplined and Stay Focused

So many investors jump on different investments that may or may not anchor on the core of their investment goals. They simply follow investments that show false yields and eventually lose out on the resources. The investment markets have their difficult seasons and it takes extreme patience and discipline to stay in a market even when it looks like resources are being lost.

You must be analytical and calm to understand this. “Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.” — Warren Buffett. Investing in markets with sustainable and long-term value pays off more than short-term investments, where you have to make hasty and uncoordinated decisions.

You can’t go wrong with Long-Term Investments

One of the greatest investment strategies that many investors overlook is running long-term investments. This is a strategy that never grows old and seems to be the most reliable. Engaging in long-term investments gives you leverage over the market. Even if you make mistakes with long-term investments, you can correct them without causing extreme damage. Apart from avoiding loss, a long-term investment strategy will help you to further compound your interest, which is what most investors look towards. You can leverage the length of the period of the investment to compound your interest and reinvest your interest if the market is still favorable.

Review your Investment Strategies

In case you discover that your investment strategies did not correspond well with your investment plan, you should review or remodify your plans. This saves you from incurring an unnecessary loss. Continuously researching your investment plan will keep you informed on the right steps to ensure that the plan works for you. The next “Breaking News” on your TV or a trend on social media could be the difference between a win or a loss. You should be ready to constantly review and update your investment strategies to suit current changes in the investment market.

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