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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Deciding Where To Invest

By Owen Jones

There are quite a few different sorts of investments out there, and there are several factors, which you should use to determine where you should place your funds.

Of course, deciding where you will invest starts with checking out the different types of investment on the market, determining your risk aversion, and determining your investment style and your financial goals.

If you were going to buy a new car, for example, you would do a fair bit of research before taking a final decision and a making a purchase. You would never think about buying a car that you had not fully looked over and taken for a test drive. Investing your money works in very much the same manner.

You would, naturally, learn as much about the prospective investment as possible, and you would want to learn how previous investors had fared as well. It's only common sense, isn't it?

Does learning about the stock market and investments take lots of time? Yes, but it is definitely time well spent. There are numerous of books and websites on the topic, and you can also take degree level courses on the topic, which is what stock brokers do. If you have access to the Internet, you can actually play the stock market with fake money in order to get a feel for how it all works.

You can make simulated investments in a pretend portfolio often called a 'Wish List' and see how they do. Create a search with any search engine for 'Stock Market Games' or 'Stock Market Simulations', although almost any online stock broker provides these services. It really is a great way to start to learn about how investing in the stock market actually works.

Some other types of investments outside of the stock market do not usually have simulators, so you must learn about those types of investments by reading about them.

As a potential investor, you must study every you can possibly get your hands on about investing, but start at the lowest level of investment books and websites to start with, or, you will find that you quickly get lost.

In conclusion, talk with a financial planner. Tell her your aims and ask them for their suggestions. This is what they do for a living! A good financial planner can easily help you determine where to invest your funds, and help you determine a plan to reach all your financial goals. Many planners will even show you about investing along the way, so make sure you pay very close attention to what they are telling you! - 23212

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