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Investing mistakes to avoid 13 Articles

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    by Stephanus Van Schalkwyk

    When considering an investment such as stocks, bonds or other financial instruments and investment products; there are some mistakes you would prefer not to make. Here are some of them and how to avoid them: 1. Borrowin...read more

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    by Dorian Wales

    Surprisingly, investors often make the same mistakes. It is even more surprising to find out even veteran investors often repeat the same mistakes over and over again. It is hard to resist our human nature but one must ove...read more

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    by Dwayne Williams

    High returns and low risk, this is the ultimate goal you should have when it comes to investing in anything. This is especially the case when it comes to the fast paced world of stock market and penny stock investing. Retu...read more

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    by Tommy LaBar

    Many new investors make many mistakes. That is fine because its expected. However, they need to learn how to avoid making those mistakes twice. Below are some common mistakes investors make. Listening to TV pund...read more

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    by William Bond

    The most important mistake to avoid in the investment game is to avoid getting into investing. Too often when I talk with friends about money, I find more than one tell me, "I cannot start investing yet, I can't afford it...read more

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    by StoryTeller

    Dear Investor, One of the most common investing mistakes in America today is simply not taking the time to become informed before writing that check. Compare the amount of time you spend arranging a vacation, plann...read more

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    by Jimmy Sundjaja

    This is one of the classic and most important investing principal that works all time. It says "Do not put all your eggs in one basket". Now, you don't want to make the mistake of putting all your eggs in one basket, becau...read more

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    by Cairns Faber

    I know a friend who has very sound financial knowledge and has worked in the financial sector for seven years. He claims that he is very good in investments and can make returns that is beyond most mutual funds. The last I...read more

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    by Dhammapiya

    In investing, perhaps the mistake that most people make is to procrastinate their investment to a later time. If the investment time frame is short, it would require a higher rate of return in order to grow their retiremen...read more

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    by Shiroshima

    Now a days investing program schemes is popular among investor seekers who seeks opportunity to grow and multiply their investment in return for profits. Most investor choose investment that newly launch and popular among ...read more

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    by djedric

    The best way to avoid investing mistakes is to preempt whatever may happen, a good base knowledge is necessary. One of them is liquidity. Liquidity is the characteristic of investments that you can turn back to cash easil...read more

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    by Joseph Wardy

    What is a mistake to avoid when investing? The greatest mistake people make is failing to do the inside work of determining your investment temperament. Like other aspects of life, we can't operate in conflict and gain ...read more

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    by Norman D'Souza

    Always do research when buying shares in a company. It is important to look at chart as well as fundamental information. This means looking at profit/loss turnover etc. If you can paper trade your choice to see if you wil...read more

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