Investing Mistakes To Avoid

By: Ejaz Alam | Topic: Investing

Everybody makes mistakes during their investing journey. Of course there is nothing bad in making mistakes but a person get success only if he learns from his mistakes. Along the way, you may make a few investing mistakes, however there are big mistakes that you absolutely must avoid if you want to be a successful investor.



The biggest investing mistake that you could ever make is not to invest at all, or to put off investing until later. Make your money work for you – even if all you can spare is 500 bucks a month to invest.

While not investing at all or putting off investing until later are big mistakes, investing before you are in the financial position to do so is another big mistake. Get your current financial situation in order first, and then start investing.

Make yourself financially sound. Get your credit cleaned up, pay off high interest loans and credit cards, and put at least three months of living expenses in savings. Once this is done, you are ready to start letting your money work for you.

Never ever think that your investing will make you rich overnight. That is the riskiest type of investing that there is, and you will more than likely lose. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it! Instead, invest for the long term, and have the patience to weather the storms and allow your money to grow.

Invest in the short term instruments only when you know that you will need the money in a short amount of time, and then stick with safe investments, such as certificates of deposit.

Never put all of your eggs into one basket. Scatter your capital around various types of investments for the best returns. Also, don’t move your money around too much. Let it stay for some time in a particular instrument. Pick your investment instruments carefully, invest your money, and allow it to grow – don’t panic if the stock drops a few bucks. If the stock is a stable stock, it will go back up.

Most of the new investors become overconfident to early. One or two successful investments they make and then consider themselves as a seasoned investor. Here comes the element of greed, which impair their decision power and they lose. Therefore be rationale in your thoughts and make disciplined investing decisions.



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