Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Investing Basics - What are your investment objectives?

When it comes to investment, many first time investors want to spend in both feet. Unfortunately, very few of these investors are successful. Investing in any requires a certain expertise. It is important to remember that few investments are one thing sure, there is the risk of losing your money!

Before you jump right in, it is better not to know more about the investment and how it works, but also to determine what are your goals. What do you hope to achieve with your investments? Will you be financing a college education? Buying a house? Retirement? Before investing a single penny, really think about what you hope to achieve with this investment. Knowing what your goal is to help you make investment decisions along the road!

Too often, people invest money with the dream of becoming rich overnight. This is possible - but it is also rare. It is usually a bad idea to begin investing in the hope of becoming rich overnight. It is safer to put your money so that it will grow slowly over time, and can be used for retirement or a child to education. However, if your goal is to get rich quick investments, we must get the highest yield, short-term investment as possible before investing.

We recommend that you speak to a financial planner before making any investments. Your financial planner can help you determine the type of investment that you need to do to achieve the financial goals that you have defined. He or she can give you information realistic about what kind of performance you can expect and how long it will take to achieve your goals.

Again, it should be noted that the investment of more than call a broker and say you want to buy stocks or bonds. It takes a certain amount of research and knowledge on the market to expect to invest successfully.