How Much Do You Know About Your Investments?
Wednesday November 26, 2008
When investing in shares on stock markets, it is important to know information about your specific investments. While it is necessary to have a good idea of the big picture - how the industries you are investing in are doing, how the market as a whole is moving - you shouldn't lose sight of the small picture. When you are buying shares, do you spend the time to look into the business that you are investing in? When selling shares, is part of your decision based on the vulnerabilities of the company you had invested in, or is the whole decision just a reaction to the market? Ask yourself these questions and work out whether you need to know more about your investments.
It is true that successful trading is often the result of a diverse portfolio that balances out the risks of various investments. The more investments you make, the harder it can be to keep up-to-date on the business behind each investment. It is likely that you will have some core investments that you are likely to keep for a very long time, though. Not keeping abreast of news related to your core investments is insane and there is no excuse for it. When you ignore what is happening with your bread and butter, you are setting yourself up for disaster, as you will be forced to make under-informed decisions anytime market activity puts you on the spot. While your portfolio of investments may be too diverse for you to do in-depth research into every business you have money in, at the very least make sure you have intimate knowledge of your core investments.
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