What have you discovered about the stock market?

1) That you shouldn't dive into it without knowing what you're doing (but I already knew this before I started investing)... and learn as much as you can from sites such as:
http://www.fool.com
http://www.fool.co.uk
http://www.investopedia.com
http://www.everyinvestor.co.uk

2) That you should research your shares before coughing up any money to actucally buy them (rather than just buy any company at random, or because they make your favourite beer or something) and that http://quote.fool.com & http://quote.fool.co.uk is one of the best (and easiest) places to scan through the information you need.

3) That in order to become good at outsmarting it, you should read all you can about Benjamin Graham & Warren Buffett.
http://www.fool.com/foolu/askfoolu/2002/askfoolu020314.htm
http://beginnersinvest.about.com/cs/warrenbuffett/a/aawarrenbio.htm

4) That they often seem to plummet when the major political parties are holding their annual conferences (UK).

5) That you can get free money to re-invest on yet more shares by earning dividends on ones you already hold, and that the more you hold, the more you get paid.

6) The more you buy or sell, the more commission fees you pay... and the more of those you pay, the more it eats into any profit you may earn from investing.

7) You should merely consider somebody elses "hot stock tip" as something to research and add to your watchlist, rather than a sign to actually dive right into buying it.... more often than not it's gone stone cold by the time it reaches you, if it even was a hot tip in the first place.

8) It's cheaper, and more beginner friendly to buy stocks via a company such as Sharebuilder.com or a financial institution such as HBOS who use it under franchise.

9) Always try to remain calm & rational when making decisions on stocks/shares, particularly when the market wildly plummets or rises. Be Patient!

There are a lot of people making lots of money "teaching" others how make money, or selling them software and/or systems.

There's a saying that at full tide all the boats are floating. Translation: In a bull market (like we've had for the past few years) most people can make money. But when the tired goes out (the inevitable bear market) then it becomes easy to spot the professionals from the fraudsters.

i always look for value stocks.i like to try and follow the works of Ben Graham. i have most of his books. they have helped me out a lot. the secret is to look for fundamentally sound companies that are selling at a cheap price. so i buy when stocks are down and sell when the market goes back up.

You need to be patient. Very patient.Companies that underperform for extended periods can eventually become winners.

Buy stock in companies with strong brands or other factors that make them difficult to compete with.

Look for companies that can continue to grow earnings steadily for a long time in the future.

Don't buy a falling knife is good advice (shorting a falling knife may be very good advice). Buying a stock that's just put out great news can be a good idea.

Be picky as hell.

For cash, sell options on stock you already own.

It just keep changes, still some budy finds some other way of payment.

I've discovered that the stock market is the great economic equalizer. A place where anyone willing to devote the modest amount of time required to learn can beat the hot-shot pros at their own game.

Perhaps most important is learning how to analise stocks. Would it even occur to you to buy a used car without test driving it? Well unless you are buying an IPO (usually a bad idea) you're buying a used stock. In order for you to buy someone else has to sell. Why would they be doing this? What do they know that you don't? What do you know that they don't?

Most people can't be bothered to learn these simple basic things and that just makes it easier for the rest of us.

It has its ups and downs

I've learned it takes a long time and a lot of patience to make money. It isn't for the faint of heart or those who dont' bother to read and stay on top of investing and personal finance.

That it's a hoax and any small investors are doomed to eventually lose in it.

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