stocks

Stocks

Introduction

Imagine being a business owner without having to go to work. What if you could sit back and watch the company grow and collect the dividend checks as the money rolls in? What I am talking about is stocks and investments. These tools are financial instruments for building wealth. Stocks are part of nearly any investment. Over the last few decades, the average person’s interest in stocks has grown exponentially. Despite their popularity people don’t fully understand stocks. Much is also learned around the campfire from people who don’t know what they are talking about.

Misinformation is based on a get rich quick mentality. Just look at the dotcom craze of the late 1990’s and the early 2000’s. People thought the stocks were the answer to instant wealth. The dotcom crash proved that this is not the case. Stocks can create wealth but there are all levels of risk. The key to protecting yourself in the stock market is to understand where you are pu...