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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Stock Investing for Beginners: Things You Need to Know Before Buying Your First Investment

By Trent Matthews

Stock investing for beginners can really be overwhelming, especially if the investment novice doesn't have the slightest idea on what the stock market is all about, let alone the purpose of stocks and why companies use them. So before you embark on your investment plans, here are some of the things that you should know.

The most challenging part of stock investing for beginners is to do investment planning. But before you get started with your plans, beginners should get familiar with stocks and the stock market. A stock is having an ownership in a company. When you have stock, you have a stake in that company. Once you become an owner, you can sell pieces of your ownership when you sell your stock and the additional money raised in that sale goes toward the company capital. This capital is used for company expansion or the acquisition of certain assets. Company debts can be paid down as well. Some of the most well known large companies have public listed shares.

What is the stock market? It's a buyers and sellers auction and the transactions are conducted on various stock exchange sites. The consistent trading causes a supply and demand cycle that basically controls the cost of stock. So if the demand goes up with one stock, so does the price and vice versa.

Now that you know the fundamentals, it is time to start building your investment portfolio. Beginners should always seek a stock broker for mediation. The stock broker is go between with the buyer and seller. Through the broker, you are able to buy several types of investments, stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. This broker will receive a small commission that is included with the total transaction cost. A traditional broker will tell you exactly what your better options versus a discount broker will give you the freedom of making your own choices.

The success of stock investing for beginners is dependent upon how motivated you are to learn the stock market and how well you build your portfolio. It will take some time to start having much success, so expect to win some and lose some. As a precaution for beginners, do not use the money in that you can't afford to lose. - 23212

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