M?n? ?nv??t?r? h?v? b??n l??k?ng f?r ? ?nv??tm?nt th?t h?? h??t?r???ll? b??t?n th? l?w b?nk ????unt r?turn? th?? ?r? g?tt?ng. R??l ??t?t? h?? t?nk?d ?n th? l??t f?w ???r? ?? th? ?t??k m?rk?t h?? b??n ? b?tt?r ??rf?rm?ng ?lt?rn?t?v?.
Wh?t ?t??? m?n? ?nv??t?r? fr?m ?nv??t?ng ?n th? ?t??k m?rk?t t?nd? t? b? f??r ?nd l??k ?f kn?wl?dg? ?f th? ?t??k m?rk?t. Inv??t?r? ??n ?v?r??m? th??? ???u?? b? g??n?ng ?? mu?h kn?wl?dg? ?? ?????bl? r?l?t?ng t? ?t??k m?rk?t ?nv??t?ng.
Im??rt?nt ?r??? t? l??rn ?b?ut ?n?lud?: ?t??k ?nd?x’? l?k? th? “D?w” ?nd “S & P 500” ?nd wh?t ?t??k? th?? r??r???nt ?? w?ll ?? h?w t? r??d ? ??m??n??? f?n?n???l ?nf?rm?t??n ?nd ?h?rt?. C?mm?n ?nv??tm?nt t?rm? l?k? d?v?d?nd? ?nd ??rn?ng? ??r ?h?r? ?r? ?x?l??n?d ?nd h?l? th? n?w ?nv??t?r ??l??t ? ?t??k.
Th? h??t?r? ?f th? ?t??k m?rk?t ?? w?ll ?? th? b?g m?rk?t ??rr??t??n? ?nd d?t?? ?r? h?l?ful ?n l??rn?ng. Th? r????n? f?r th? m?rk?t ??rr??t??n? ?? w?ll ?? l????n? th?t ??n b? l??rn?d fr?m th?m ?r? ?nv?lu?bl?. Th??? m?rk?t ??rr??t??n? ?r? ?m??rt?nt t? l??rn h?w t? ?????bl? ?v??d th??? ??tu?t??n? ?n th? futur?.
L??rn?ng ?b?ut d?ff?r?nt ???t?r? ?f ?t??k? ?nd h?w ???h ???t?r ??rf?rm? ?nd wh?t ??n b? ?x???t?d ?n ???h ?? v?r? v?lu?bl?. Und?r?t?nd?ng wh??h ??t?g?r? ?f ??m??n??? ??n b? ?nv??t?d ?n b???d ?n ??ur ?nv??tm?nt r??k ?nd ??t?nt??l r?turn? ?? ?ru???l t? ?n ?nv??t?r.
M??t ?nv??t?r? th?t m?k? m??t?k?? t?nd t? ?v?r ??t?m?t? th??r kn?wl?dg? ?nd t?k? b?gg?r r??k? th?n th?? th?nk th?? ?r? t?k?ng. Und?r?t?nd?ng r??k ?nd r?w?rd h?l?? ?x?l??n wh??h t???? ?f ?t??k? h?v? m?r? m?v?m?nt ?nd ??t?nt??l f?r g??n? ?nd l?????. Kn?w?ng th?? ?nf?rm?t??n ?? v?r? v?lu?bl? ??n?? ?t ??n h?l? ?n ?nv??t?r m?k? ? m?r? ?nf?rm?d d??????n.
Und?r?t?nd?ng h?w t? ??l??t ? ?nl?n? d????unt ?t??k br?k?r?g? ????unt ?r? ?m??rt?nt ??n?? tr?d?ng f??? ??n ?dd u? f??t. N?w ?nv??t?r? ?h?uld ?????? l?w ???t br?k?r?g? ????unt? f?r l??? th?n $5 ? tr?d? th?t ?x?l??n v?r??u? ?t??k tr?d?ng ??t??n? w?th th??r b?n?f?t? ?nd r??k?. G?n? ?r? th? d??? ?f ????ng $30 ?nd m?r? f?r full ??rv??? br?k?r?g? ????unt? wh??h r??ll? h?l?? l?w?r f??? ?nd ??mm?????n? f?r th? ?m?ll ?nv??t?r.
Ov?r?ll ? n?w ?nv??t?r n??d? t? l??rn th? b????? ?f th? ?t??k m?rk?t b?f?r? ?ur?h???ng ? ?t??k. U??ng ??m?ut?r tr?d?? t? bu? ?nd ??ll ?t??k? t? ?n?r???? ?n ?nv??t?r? ??t?nt??l r?turn? ?? ? gr??t w?? t? k??? ???t? d?wn. Aft?r l??rn?ng th? b???? ?f ?t??k m?rk?t ?nv??t?ng ?n ?nv??t?r g??n? ??nf?d?n?? ?nd kn?wl?dg? t? ?t?rt?ng ?nv??t?ng ?n ?t??k?.