| Investor's responsibility when he is alone in the | | | | Education is the key to successful investing for the |
| market. | | | | individualinvestor in the market of the future. |
| In today's market environment, the best remedy for | | | | All of us who invest in the stock market know that |
| this situationis for you to get more involved in your | | | | there arethree possible outcomes after we make a |
| own investing decisions. | | | | stock purchase. |
| The problem is that most individual investors do not | | | | First, the stock can go up and this is generally a good |
| have theknowledge, resources, or time to spend | | | | outcome. |
| doing their own research,stock selection, execution, | | | | Second, the stocks can go down and this is usually a |
| and position management. | | | | bad outcome. |
| The development and expansion of the internet has | | | | Third, the stock can go nowhere - which is also |
| solved part ofthis problem in that the internet now | | | | generally a badoutcome. |
| provides timely informationand resources, right at the | | | | It is bad because not only could you have put that |
| fingertips of the individualinvestor. | | | | money to usein something with less risk that might |
| Earnings reports, income statements, balance sheets, | | | | have produced a return,but you also incurred |
| charts,graphs, research, chat rooms, and even CEO | | | | commission costs on the way in and outwhich added |
| video conferences areeasy to obtain online. Now, | | | | to your loss. |
| investors have all the toolsnecessary to make their | | | | So, we see that there are three things that can |
| own decisions. | | | | happen when youtake on a new stock position, and |
| However, for many the problem still exists. Why? | | | | two of them are bad. |
| Because, all thetools in the world are no good to you, | | | | Now, what if we tell you that by employing a certain |
| if you don't know how andwhen to use them. The | | | | strategycorrectly, you can improve your chances |
| truth of the matter is that most investorsare not | | | | dramatically? |
| qualified or properly trained to interpret the use | | | | Instead of having two of three scenarios possibly go |
| ofthese tools, and are therefore ill equipped to use | | | | wrong, youwould have two of three scenarios that |
| them in makingtheir own investment decisions. | | | | could go right. And, thethird scenario, the bad one, |
| So now what should investors do? The answer is to | | | | wouldn't be nearly as bad. |
| find someone tohelp you help yourself. Not to make | | | | It can happen by using just one of the many |
| your decisions for you, butto assist you in making | | | | strategies involvingteaming stocks with options. |
| your investment decisions and to helpeducate you as | | | | Sound interesting? |
| to the `how` and `why. ` | | | | Great, but let's start at the beginning and build a |
| You need to become more involved, and the first | | | | solidfoundation first. |
| step in theinvolvement process is education. | | | | |