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re: Best way to learn the Stock Market
Posted on 7/2/14 at 10:07 pm to rabblerebel
Posted on 7/2/14 at 10:07 pm to rabblerebel
Institutional investors own about 70% of the market. You probably aren't smarter than them, and you certainly aren't better informed. Diversify as well as you can, preferably with a low fee index fund, and build wealth.
If you feel compelled to "play" the market, make sure you aren't doing it with much money. That way, the lesson learned will be much cheaper.
If you feel compelled to "play" the market, make sure you aren't doing it with much money. That way, the lesson learned will be much cheaper.
This post was edited on 7/2/14 at 10:07 pm
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Posted on 7/3/14 at 7:49 am to Joshjrn
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Posted on 7/3/14 at 1:12 pm to Joshjrn
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You probably aren't smarter than them, and you certainly aren't better informed.
I'd strongely disagree your first point, and strongly agree with the second(and no, I'm not referring to insider information). You'd be surprised how many institutional investors operate, not all are dealer prop desks (the few that even exist anymore) or large asset managers. A lot of pension investment committees actually have"timed" the market correctly simply because it takes them anywhere from 1-8 months longer to make asset allocation decisions compared to a retail investor, even though they made a decision most retail investors made at the time. By that time euphoria subsided, markets sold off, and they ended up buying low.
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