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We learnt the following the hard way! If any of these things applies to you, do not worry - there is a simple solution!Lack of Knowledge and No PlanIt amazes us that some people expect to trade the stock market successfully with no effort.Yet if they would like to take up golf, as an instance, they will gladly take some courses or read a book before going out on the program.The stock exchange isn't the place for the ill informed...

It's often been said that there's only two ways to get hurt really bad on a stock exchange, becoming caught in a"death spiral" by not using DTM: Decisive Trade Management in the means of stop loses and using a stock stopped on you.Halts you have zero control over.Death spirals are of your own making in case you don't practice the use of stop loses.Quite simply stated Decisive Trade Management is maintaining a stock form moving to far against you if the transaction goes bad...

I use the P/E ratio as a secondary indicator for buying and selling stocks but I do not use the ratio in the same a manner as many value investors teach.I'll explain the difference in my methodology for using the P/E ratio to your advantage.Many value investors will pass on a growth stock which has a P/E ratio greater than a predetermined amount.By way of instance, they may discard all stocks with a ratio of 15 or greater, regardless of what industry group they come from...

I cringe every time I hear a novice investor inform me that they only buy low priced stocks because they offer greater potential profits.A frequent stage I hear is"I love to buy $1 and $2 shares as they can double easily and I'll make a 100% gain".My response is to always let these folks know that"stocks are priced low for a reason, just as stocks priced high are there for a reason".Like anything in life, quality is not provided at a discount...

If you're serious about making and keeping money by trading stocks, then there are 3 things you will need to do, and do well.Money managementOrdersTrading systemMoney managementMoney management comes first.Without a rock-solid way of managing your trading funds, you trading results will be only be fair at best.Money management is more than simply knowing how much money you have tied up in a trade...