Is it safe to invest in stock market.!?

Question

Im 17 and wishing to invest in stock market. As a beginner I dont know where to start from and is it really safe to invest in stocks.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

There is always risk of losing money in the stock market. And all stocks are different - some are riskier than others. A multi-billion corporation is far more established and stable than a new startup just entering the market. So before you invest anything, you must know your investment goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance.

The good news for you is that since you're 17, you have a lot of time - and the more time you have, the more risk you can take on, since there is time to recover in case of a downturn. If you think long term, avoid the Big Money Fast hype, diversify, and make good choices, you can make a ton of money for your retirement. When you look back over the last 90 years, even through the Great Depression and Bush Recessions, 2 out of 3 years stocks went up.

Try taking this investor questionaire to see what kind of investor you are:

https://personal.vanguard.com/us/FundsInvQuestionnaire



Above all, Follow the traditional time tested advice:



Have a goal - know what you are investing for, and choose the right investment to achieve it.

Choose the right amount of risk - neither too cautious nor too reckless.

Do your research - choose what's right for you - not someone else, especially a sales rep.

Be diversified and allocate your investments properly.

Think long term and avoid the Big Money Fast hype.

Don't invest according to emotion - especially greed, fear or panic.

Don't just look at the investment - consider fees/taxes/commissions around it.



Start with some basic books to teach you the fundamentals. Three excellent books are The Complete Idiot's Guide to Investing, Investing for Dummies, and Mutual Funds for Dummies. You can probably find them in your local library.

Answer 2

It is never safe to invest in any market let alone the stock market if you are not ready. Here are a few tips. 1. Learn to manage risk. Investing in the money market presents substantial risk as well as profits and majority of newbies are absorbed into the money making part of the learning process. Many neglect the part to learn how not to lose in the market. 2. Find a suitable instrument among the investment market that is simple and easy enough for you to consistently profit. Stock market can be pretty complex and need a good amount of knowledge and experience to understand and profit from it. So, if you want to do well in the stock market, you must be willing and ready to commit substantial amount of effort and time to learn. 3. Once you have a greater understanding of your involvement (whichever money market) find an instrument that can leverage to reduce risk and improve yield. There are several instrument in the market that are excellent leverage instruments. Options allows you to leverage on stocks and forex trading leverages on the currency exchange. 4. Learn to follow what the successful traders do. Not easy to find real experts who want to share but many who wants to make a buck or two from you through trainings.

Answer 3

YES, and NO





As long as you buy the right stocks, I myself only buy utility companys like symbol NWN, I would only buy more of that stock if it was to go under $44 a share or they raise there dividend much or post good earings.



Look at companies like INTC , PFE and GE. I would not buy any of those at todays prices, Wait until the next 1,000 point drop in the dow, It WILL happen again, sooner or later.



I also look for a P- E ratio of less than 20. If It is less than 10 Proceed with CAUTION, if it is higher than 25. DO NOT BUY.



I also Like a dividend payout of 2.7% or higher.



I use Scottrade, Only 7 bucks a purchase, good company, never had any issues, I would just go into one of their offices and fill out the paperwork.



God bless

Answer 4

You are a long way from being able to invest in the stock market.



I don't know if you can meet the minimum requirements, but look at mutual/index funds or ETFs for now and the foreseeable future.

Answer 5

Don't just buy stocks in one sector. Make sure you are invested in stocks of various sectors. Also, when you look at your total equity investments, just divide your investment in other sectors as like stocks, stock options, futures, etc.

Answer 6

IF YOU HAVE FINE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SHARE MARKET & INVESTED MONEY SHOULD BE LYING GOOD IDEAL*

THEN THINK ALSO INVEST THE MONEY* THIS IS THE MOST SAFE INVEST IN STOCK MARKET-

Answer 7

Safe? No, if you are worried that you might lose money. I would go to your local library and check out Jim Cramers books on investing. They will teach you how to invest and do it well

Answer 8

Get yourself a vanguard total market index fund, vanguard total international fund and roth ira. When you begin working,get yourself a 401k/403b. Invest long term through dollar cost average. Ignore short term market news and get yourself some sleep

Answer 9

nothing in life is safe, but stock are good investments. take some bluechips for diversification and watch for good dividend yield over longer terms.

Answer 10

If you dont know where to start as you said then why do it? I dont know anything about black jack, maybe I'll to the casino and throw a bunch of money at it .

Answer 11

Define "safe". Any stock can go down and you can lose money.

Answer 12

Define "safe". Any stock can go down and you can lose money.

Answer 13

It is not safe. Do not invest your money kept for some purpose. If you have surplus money you may try

Answer 14

you need to be 18 to open a broker acct and buy stocks

Answer 15

If you have a well knowledge about share marketing then you should else not.

Answer 16

Yes and No.



Yes, if you have knowledge about it and you are daring enough to take risk.

No, if you take it as gambling.. no knowledge, limited amount... Chances of loosing are more.

Answer 17

It always has certain risks, no matter what people say. You could lose all your income.