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Delving into the stock market can be an alluring opportunity. The market offers a number of ways to invest your money, so you can choose investments that meet your tolerance for risk and your overall goals. No matter what investments you make, it is a good idea to have a solid understanding of the basics of the market. The below article provides some excellent investing advice that can assist you in having this needed understanding.

Remember to be realistic in what your expected return is when investing. Unless you engage in very risky trading, you will not experience instant success and riches by trading stocks. It is not worth the high risk of failing and losing the money that you have invested. Remain aware of this fact so that you can make the right decisions and avoid costly mistakes.

It is wise to have a high bearing interest investment account that has six months salary saved in it for a rainy day. That way, if you are faced with a major problem like medical emergencies or unemployment, you will still be able to meet your monthly living expenses, such as your mortgage or rent. That should tide you over while you resolve those issues.

Do not put over 5 or 10 percent of your investment capital into one stock. This will greatly reduce your losses should the stock rapidly decline in the future.

When searching for stocks then look into those that get you a greater return than 10%, which is the market average, because you can actually get that type of return from index funds. To figure the potential stock return, add the dividend yield to the growth rate of projected earnings. Stock with 2% yields and 12% earnings can result in a 14% return.

It is usually a waste of your effort to try timing the markets. History has shown the best results happen when you invest equal amounts of money in the stock market over a greater period of time. Be sure to figure out what amount of money you are able to invest. Start making regular investments and dedicate yourself to repeating the process.

For the novice investor in the stock market, you should be aware that sometimes success is gained in the long term and not immediately. Many times, specific company stocks can take one to three years to show positive movement, and inexperienced investors pull their money out too soon because of fear, ignorance or impatience. You need to have patience.

You may also want to experiment with short selling. Short selling involves "borrowing" shares for a set period of time. What happens is an investor will borrow stock from a lender and agree to deliver exactly the same amount of that stock at a predetermined future date. The investor can make use of the loaned shares immediately, and then (hopefully) re-acquire them later at a lower price.

The stock market certainly can be exciting, regardless of whether you plan to turn investing into a full time career or a part time hobby. Whatever your investment plans might include, follow the tips that have been outlined here to improve profits and reduce losses in the market.

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