Do you invest on the stock market?

I see it's not really actively using the Stock Market but in a way it does affect your income

Do you make good profits in it?

Yes, I do well but you need to know what you are investing in. For example, you dont want to choose a sector of the market that is failing right now. A few years back, when housing was doing real well, I got into a housing and construction fund and did great! I also knew that when the housing market began to decline I had to sell. You definitely need to know what you're doing so you dont lose your shirt. Good luck!

Doesn't it require a lot of technical knowledge in the field apart from knowing what's good and bad.

on long term stocks are a good investment ,on short term there are lots of risks. When everybody looks too much on long term ,the long term could be too long (exemple 1929 where it takes 25 years to have your money back and the Dow Jones tumbled about 90% during the next 3 years 1929-1932 or 2000 when stocks are globaly overvalued and have 2 bad years ,the fact that the Dow Jones made new records now is a bit misleading because the $ had fallen and european investors are still with a loss (in €) since then. When everybody looks too much on the short term risk (1932 or 2003) the long term is pretty near. In 1999 James Glassman made a prediction Dow Jones to 36000 in 2005,(the Dow jones is 13427,73 now june 27 2007 )so you don't have to believe experts because they doesn't know it either.(James Glassman believes now the 36000 should be there with a delay of 16 years in 2021) Kadlec predicted in 1999 a Dow Jones of 100000 between 2020 and 2030 ,he still believes in it. I wrote in a column (in fact it was a joke that was told serious)The Dow Jones would exceed the magical border of 1000000 between 2060 and 2075 but I shouldn't be alive on that moment,I had some reaction if I knew what I was writing ,a dow jones 30 stocks 1000000 so we should be all millionaires just with a buy and hold. I wrote that 1000000 isn't so spectacular as it may looks,this was just a rise between 6.5 to 8.5 % on a yearly base. A rise to 36000 (from about 11000) in nearly 5 years is more spectacular but this didn't take place, Dow Jones 1000000 between 2060-2075 is more realistic but I don't believe I can control that because then I am 100 to 115 years old.

So it should be a winning if you invest long term?

When you buy stocks,you are buying a part of the company and that's nothing to do with gambling, unless you don't even know what the company are doing. When you bought stocks of the Dow Jones IA 20 years ago (even if it was before the crash)you have good results now ,of course it's better to buy on low prices but most people buy stocks when they're hot and highly priced,after a fall they panic and sell them (with a loss) on the moment they better should buy.

The underlying idea is not gambling but lots of users use it to speculate which is not what it was intended for

No, you contact the company for the stocks you want to buy and see if you can purchase the stocks or set up your DRIP account directly with the business. Obviously, this cannot be done with mutual funds, and some companies will not sell their stock directly to you. All of my utility stocks were purchase directly from Consumers Power, First Energy, or Detroit Edison. Of course, that's here in the states, you might not have that investment option in your country.

What do you mean without broker, via an online site?

Ok I didn't know that was possible thanks for the advice

i used to buy and hold for only a couple of months for each stock., id buy and when it made a couple of dollars on the share, i'd sell. i never get greedy, and i get out ahead as soon as i can make a few hundred or more. im just a small time player, but its fun, and ive made 2500 with just the 50 that i started with. i always watch bloomberg every morning, and keep my eye on the commodities, its an everyday on the ball job. its fun and exciting ,,and a little risky right at this time!

From 50 to 2500 is quite an achievement!

It's a game but you can do research on stock no?

yes a strategy is surely something you need, I also think that

I don't have the time to master the knowledge required

Is it easy for foreigners to invest in the Indian Stockmarket?

Chinese stockmarket is a big bubble now I heard, isn't it dangereous to invest in chinese stock?

I'm not well placed for this before 2000 I made $500 a day when I started but when the market came down I lost all my money :-(

I hope you earn your losses back. I lost far more so I gave up until I have the time to study more. Casino is pure gambling, stockmarket is investing.

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