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• Never trust an unknown stockbroker who might call and make tall promises about doubling your money in record time. While they might end up with fat commissions for investing your money in dud stocks, you will end up with nothing.
• Never jump into something without doing proper and thorough homework. Study the market well if you want to enter it. It will be impossible to keep track of the thousands of companies - so decide on a few and follow their fortunes. Whenever you are comfortable, put in your money in their stocks.
• Try to avoid speculation and gambling. Whenever you receive or hear of super hot tips, you might be tempted to speculate, but it would do you good to remember that when that stock crashes, all your money goes with it.
• Once you are adept at studying market trends, use your common sense to identify solid stocks whose prices keep climbing. Some shares might have a phenomenal climb, but always remember that the market corrects itself and what goes unnaturally high must also come down. Learn to divest of the shares at the right moment and have no regrets.
• Your market study must tell you when to pick up shares. Some companies suddenly lose temporary market value but are bound to bounce back. Learn to pick up such shares when they are low-priced and reap the benefits when the prices go up again.
• In pretty much the same way, learn also to divest of shares that are likely to remain low for a period of time. You might end up losing a lot of money if you hold on to a share that is staying low. Instead, try to salvage as much as you can by selling such shares.
• Learn to distinguish between genuinely good stocks and falsely jacked up stocks. See that you are not taken for a roller coaster ride.
• Learn to study the balance sheets of the companies you have invested in. Be the first to identify if there is any financial threat in their statements or if there is some unusual market movement in those shares. See that you track all records of the company you have invested in.
• Always consult professionals if you are in any doubt.
• Be aware of all the money transactions and take note of how much are the outgoings by way of fees for all the trading. This will prevent you from taking expensive decisions that may backfire on you.