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armenharoutunian | Rules of thumb in investing? |
There were these financial advisers over at our house and one of them was explaining some things like if the bond prices rise then the interest rates go down or something like these rules of thumbs or proportion kind of things. Like the investors know and they tell you what to invest in and all these things with the GDP. Is there a book or something that identifies these things and tells you if like this happens to lets say nasdaq then you should bye this or all these rules of thumbs. How can I learn them? |
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cincinnati65
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Best rules of thumb:
1) Never invest money you can't afford to lose.
2) Never invest in anything you don't understand.
3) Never invest in anything that a commissioned salesperson tells you is a "good investment" or "right for you".
4) Do start investing early.
5) Do invest in index funds that purchase a segment of the market, like the S&P 500. These investments are easy to track (every news program says whether the market was up or down during the day).
6) Do invest in index funds with low management fees/maintenance fees. Index funds by definition are a defined basket of stocks, so the "manager" simply has to proportionally buy the stocks in that particular basket.
Other than that, read SEVERAL investment guides and books, and/or enroll in a Finance (investments) or Economics class at a nearby college. All will have bits of wisdom that you can gather to learn how the economy and markets works, but there's no end-all-beat-all investment book that will tell you how to get rich. |
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Derrivatives Spread Trader
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There's no flawless "rule of thumb". Markets change all the time, and react differently to similar events even. However, if you can learn to think about the broader picture - i.e., what is more likely to happen if the Fed crooks raise interest rates next meet by x% , and how long it will take to sink into the economy then you will be able to figure out the so-called "rules of thumb". If that didn't make any sense then just ask a lot of questions in your head and see if you get anywhere. He he. Remember, for every buyer there is a seller, but 1 rich guy is usually selling to 10 average guys. So when you can convert numbers into people it makes much more sense... provided you have a masters in psychology. |
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jersey city Joe
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buy low sell high and don't look back. |
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yowuzup
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Heres one rule, dont invest anything you cant afford to lose |
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Answer Queen
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There's no ONE good book or we'd all be millionaires. Just start researching basic individual finance so you can make better decisions. |
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DanKoko
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The first rule is any financial adviser that makes house calls probably isn't any good. Especially if they are pushy and what to sell you an annuity. The rule you stated about bonds and stocks is somewhat true. There are many books, I like Suze Orman and Ric Edelman. They wrote some beginner books that explain all of this. Remember, they probably make more money selling books than investing. |
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Sassy A
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You know the first rule of thumb in investing is don't invest money you can't afford to lose..., but always pay yourself first, and that is the first investment you need to commit to...and stick to it |
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