Whether You Have a Broker or Not, You Need to Educate Yourself on Investments
The first time you took a look at the stock market pages in the newspaper or on TV, you undoubtedly said something close to “Holy cow, I’ll never learn about this stuff.” You then went out and hired a broker so you wouldn’t have to delve into the impossible enigma of the stock market and trading. You needed someone with expert knowledge of investing and trading in the stock market.
That is all well and good. But let’s take another look at it. You are no expert on toxicology, but you know better than to drink from a bottle labeled “arsenic.” That stuff is lethal. You know that if someone suggests you take arsenic for your illness, they are not dealing with your best interest at heart. You will not take their advice because it could definitely be hazardous to your health.
Can you say that about the money you have floating around in the stock market right now? Do you have enough knowledge about stocks and trading to save your own life if things start going downhill? Or are you going to find yourself up a creek without a paddle if it turns out that your broker doesn’t know what they’re doing after all.
Gaining the Necessary Knowledge of the Stock Market can be Intimidating, but…
No one wants to think about their trusted broker making irreparable mistakes with their money, but no one wants to think about being left without a penny when it’s time to retire. It’s just one of those things. Which means you really need to know enough about the stock market to be able to realize when a mistake is being made, or when a new and interesting opportunity presents itself, whether you’re doing your own trading as a rule of thumb …