subject: What Is Investing All About? [print this page] Investment is a versatile term that can mean many things. It gets its origins from the Latin word 'vestis', meaning 'garment', which refers to putting money, or other claims to resources, into others' pockets. This is a simple, but effective definition of the word. By investing our money, resources, and even time, we are hoping to get back what we invested, and then some. On the other hand, one must beware of misleading opportunities that can lead to some undesirable results. There are two ways to go about an investment -
The first is a Real investment, which deals the acquisition of tangible property, such as an automobile or a house. The other type of investment is the acquisition of Financial assets, such as money in a bank, or stock market shares, that one can trade or sell 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 the right balance to ensure a great return? The trick is to be able to sort out and pick assets that have the best probability of success. But beware, even some of the best laid out plans can fall flat due to undesirable circumstances that are beyond the investor's control. It's an investor's ability to analyze their situation and take a calculated risk that makes the difference when it comes to success.
One often hears or reads about investment guaranteeing immediate results. I would add that to redundancy in wording. A key in investing is patience and persistence. One cannot expect his input to immediately produce returns. A parallel can be drawn between the lives of an investor and a mosquito. One cannot expect returns too soon; even a mosquito doesn't get a pat on the back until he's nearly completed his task.
As I was writing this article and doing some poking around of my own on the internet, my research brought me to several sites that gave tips on how to increase your success rate in investing. Isn't it odd? With all this "great" information available, wouldn't you expect to be seeing more headlines in the newspaper about small town investors becoming the next Donald Trump? The truth is you'll never become a successful investor by simply reading ways to become one, the best way is by getting out there and developing your intuitive feel to the workings of investment. Today, technology is so readily available and it's growing in leaps and bounds. This only makes it easier to keep track and manage your investments. The question is, will you use it to keep up with your competition? Or use it to blow them away?
by: Johnny M Junior
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