Comments on: Beginner’s Investing… http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/beginners-investing/ it only feels that way sometimes. Thu, 14 May 2009 16:50:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Expert Stock Picks « Financial Trends http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/beginners-investing/#comment-58 Expert Stock Picks « Financial Trends Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:00:15 +0000 http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-58 [...] one Survivor, brainiac, wrote on her Blog: I signed up for the “fantasy stock market” and perused the pages of Google [...] [...] one Survivor, brainiac, wrote on her Blog: I signed up for the “fantasy stock market” and perused the pages of Google [...]

]]> By: Straight from the Bull » Expert Stock Picks http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/beginners-investing/#comment-41 Straight from the Bull » Expert Stock Picks Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:33:18 +0000 http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-41 [...] one Survivor, brainiac, wrote on her Blog: I signed up for the “fantasy stock market” and perused the pages of Google [...] [...] one Survivor, brainiac, wrote on her Blog: I signed up for the “fantasy stock market” and perused the pages of Google [...]

]]> By: sue http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/beginners-investing/#comment-40 sue Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:57:31 +0000 http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-40 You are an amazing woman! I too, at one time thought I would like to be an "investor." I learned about stocks, etc. in college, bought books, but still never GOT it. I admire your persistence in investigating and "digging." Perhaps in the future :-) you could start one of those ladies investing clubs. I'll join if you'll teach! You are an amazing woman! I too, at one time thought I would like to be an “investor.” I learned about stocks, etc. in college, bought books, but still never GOT it.
I admire your persistence in investigating and “digging.”
Perhaps in the future :-) you could start one of those ladies investing clubs. I’ll join if you’ll teach!

]]> By: brainiac http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/beginners-investing/#comment-39 brainiac Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:14:23 +0000 http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-39 Thanks for the great advice! These are exactly the kind of tips I need... Thanks for the great advice! These are exactly the kind of tips I need…

]]> By: Mark Berger http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/beginners-investing/#comment-38 Mark Berger Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:26:33 +0000 http://thisisntbrainscience.wordpress.com/?p=80#comment-38 Many investors simply buy shares in companies that they already know. For example, many people who love their iPod simply buy shares of Apple (AAPL). They figure that if they love Apple products, many other people do also, and it's likely the company is doing well. This strategy is known as "Buy What You Know" and was made famous by a former mutual fund manager named Peter Lynch who made a LOT of money in the 1980's using this strategy. He would go to shopping malls and see what people were buying. He saw what his daughters and wife were buying and then after some more research, he bought shares in many of those companies. This approach works for many people because you can easily understand what business you are buying into. After all, when you buy shares in a company, you are buying a small fraction of a business. Your simulated stock trading game, Wall Street Survivor, has more articles on investing strategies and how to perform stock research at their Survivor University: http://www.wallstreetsurvivor.com/Public/Learn/SurvivorU/SurvivorU_Home.aspx Good luck investing! Mark Many investors simply buy shares in companies that they already know. For example, many people who love their iPod simply buy shares of Apple (AAPL).

They figure that if they love Apple products, many other people do also, and it’s likely the company is doing well.

This strategy is known as “Buy What You Know” and was made famous by a former mutual fund manager named Peter Lynch who made a LOT of money in the 1980’s using this strategy.

He would go to shopping malls and see what people were buying. He saw what his daughters and wife were buying and then after some more research, he bought shares in many of those companies.

This approach works for many people because you can easily understand what business you are buying into. After all, when you buy shares in a company, you are buying a small fraction of a business.

Your simulated stock trading game, Wall Street Survivor, has more articles on investing strategies and how to perform stock research at their Survivor University:
http://www.wallstreetsurvivor.com/Public/Learn/SurvivorU/SurvivorU_Home.aspx

Good luck investing!
Mark

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