luni, 30 aprilie 2012

Investing, What Is It Really?

By Donald Scott


Investment is an expansive word that encompasses a wide variety of things, but on tracing the word back to its roots, it is funny that this word finds its origins in the Latin word 'vestis', meaning garment. Digging in a little deeper, we find that the word was used in reference to putting things (money or other claims to resources) into others' pockets, which though simple, is the most effective way of defining this word. By investing our money, or resources, or time for that matter, we are making a definitive contribution to an activity or the acquisition of an asset that is capable of producing a recurring profit. But the flip side to this two sided coin is the use of the misnomer profit, which is not necessarily what the investor ends up with. Investment in financial circles, is of two types -

One way is a "Real" investment. This is when you buy a house or making payments on a vehicle. The other way is to get your hands on financial assets. This refers to money in a bank or stock market shares that can be traded or sold at will.

The way investors see it, the only thing you should worry about is the "recovery" of your investment. They want to know if they made a smart move or a huge mistake.

So how do you find balance in the investment world? What's the secret between success and failure? Well, practice makes perfect. The trick is to be able to invest in assets that have the best chance of success. We say "practice makes perfect" because sometimes things don't always go our way to do circumstances beyond out control. Developing your skills to analyze the situation at hand and make all the proper movements is what separates the winners from the losers.

It's often you hear about investments that guarantee immediate results. The key to a successful investment is patience and persistence. You can't expect to get immediate results. Think of it this way, there are similarities between the process of an investment and fishing. You're not going to catch a fish the moment your hook hits the water, reel it in before it has the chance too catch anything and, of course, you end up with nothing.

While I was writing this article I came across some websites that had tips on successful investing. Isn't it funny that with all this great information out there that there aren't more successful traders in the world? Maybe it's because you can't become a successful investor by reading about how someone else supposedly became one. Your best bet is to get out there and test your own waters so you can achieve your own balance. With the way technology is growing, it will only get easier to keep tabs on your investments, but when it comes down to it, will you adapt to the technology and raise the bar for your competition?




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