Re: It all Boils down to Investor Education.
back2basicz
6/24/2012 8:57:01 AM
Anand,
That's Total Crap![Excuse my Language here].
My point is what exactly are you hoping expecting to achieve from Investing in Stocks?
Do you want to speculate your Hard-Earned Savings away or Do you want to reliably Diversify your Current Income Stream?[More often than not most people have just one stream of Income and that is their Job but given how volatile the Current Job Environment is ;is that a sound Strategy to manage your Personal Finances???]
I don't think so.
So if you want to diversify and generate a Reliable Income Stream from Stocks;then you have to look only at the Tried and Tested Names which have paid Reliable and Growing Dividends for the last many Decades[10-20-30 years++]
Cases in Point-McDonalds,IBM,ADP,Becton Dickinson ,AT&T and J&J.
All in completely Different industries who all take very good care of their Long-term Shareholders.
The list on this Website is a good place to start.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/656101-s-p-500-aristocrats-top-dogs-tumble-in-may
And a very important appreciation of the facts at hand.
http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2012/06/07/yes-dividends-almost-always/
Regards
Ashish.
Re: It all Boils down to Investor Education.
back2basicz
6/24/2012 8:47:57 AM
Anand,
I could'nt agree more.
Only a Fool would put all his Money in just one Stock or just one sector today.
Its very,very important to be diversified across not just different Companies but completely Different Industries which preferably work in completely different Geographies too.
Regards
Ashish.
Re: A fool and his money will soon be apart
yalanand
6/24/2012 7:39:35 AM
Without due diligence check for his/her financial advisor, investor will lose money sooner or later.
@Value Hiker, very true. After the FB IPO, I think most of the small investors have lost trust on their financial advisors. I think this is bad news for overall market because this will drive away many investors from the market.
Re: It all Boils down to Investor Education.
yalanand
6/24/2012 7:36:48 AM
Most Investors refuse to educate themselves especially from Independent Media sources like IU.
@back2basicz, is it good idea to invest in stock by analysing the social media trends ? For example some Investment funds use Twitter to judge emotion in the market.
Re: It all Boils down to Investor Education.
yalanand
6/24/2012 7:13:03 AM
At the end of the day there is no substitute for personal responsibility and awareness about how Investments actually work.
@back2basicz, very true. Personal responsibility and awareness is a must, but then most of the time its hard to get the clear picture about the business just by reading some online articles. So I think its always good to diversify the portfolio by investing in different business rather than investing in single business.
Re: It all Boils down to Investor Education.
back2basicz
6/21/2012 2:36:45 PM
Telecom,
I agree.
At the end of the day there is no substitute for personal responsibility and awareness about how Investments actually work.
A significant amount of Data available online is good,after that u have to analyze the data to the best of your ability.
Regards
Ashish.
Re: It all Boils down to Investor Education.
TelecomFreq
6/21/2012 1:33:13 PM
Ashish,
it really all does come down to education about investments, and as investors its up to us to get educated on the market and topcis that are of interest to us. I know the one problem I sometimes run into is finding good information and being able to validate it.
It all Boils down to Investor Education.
back2basicz
6/16/2012 8:55:24 AM
Jack,
Super-post!
At the end of the day it all boils down to How Investors are educated about these critical issues.
Most Investors refuse to educate themselves especially from Independent Media sources like IU.
This has to change.
And until it does-A Fool and his Money will always be Parted.
Regards
Ashish.
Either you control Money or Money Controls you.
back2basicz
6/16/2012 5:36:45 AM
ValueHiker,
I could'nt have said it any better!!
The tragedy for most ordinary people is that we are taught all these useless things in school(which have very little relevance later on in life).
Instead of that ;more kids should simply be taught basic rules of Finance.
It will serve them so much better in later life.
For instance;The importance of Savings and how the Debt Burden gets compounded later on as you try to keep paying lower and lower cash upfront.
Better explainations of Compounding(I am always astounded how few Adults understand the concept!!!)
My dad,taught me one thing many years back regarding Money.
Son,If you earn 100 Dollars a Month and You spend 110 Dollars a Month;you will never be Rich and in Control of your Life.
Either you control Money or Money Controls you.
Its as simple as that.
Regards
Ashish.
A fool and his money will soon be apart
Value Hiker
6/15/2012 7:22:03 PM
Without due diligence check for his/her financial advisor, investor will lose money sooner or later. There are always bad guys at the corner, investors need to learn how to protect themselves.
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