How to start investing in the stock market

Nov 7th, 2022 - TraderHQ Staff

So... you've got your finances in order and are ready to start investing in the stock market? Great. Now you need to your investing goals, where you want to invest, how much and your risk tolerance.

How to start investing in the stock market

Get started early

Compound interest is an investors best friend and allows your investments to snowball over time.

If you invest $10,000 at age 20 and never invest more money you'll be sitting on $602,401 at age 63 (based on 10% annual return).

And your returns will be significantly higher if you added to your investment each year.

How much should i invest?

You need to decide what your investment goals are and what your timeline is to reach the goal.

Retirement is

Did you know that...

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The efficient market hypothesis posits that stock prices reflect all available information, suggesting it's difficult to consistently outperform the market through stock-picking?
Long-term investors often focus on companies with sustainable competitive advantages, strong leadership, and a clear vision for the future?
Some investors turn to "sin stocks"—those linked to industries like tobacco, alcohol, or gambling—believing they offer steady returns even during economic downturns?

Quotes of the Day:

"The most successful investors are those who have the courage to be patient." - Thomas Rowe Price Jr.
"The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love. But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get." - Warren Buffett
"The market is a pendulum that forever swings between unsustainable optimism (which makes stocks too expensive) and unjustified pessimism (which makes them too cheap). The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists." - Howard Marks
"The best way to make money in the stock market is to invest in companies that have a strong competitive advantage." - T. Boone Pickens
"The best investment you can make is in yourself." - William Miller

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