Good Investing Lessons

Some interesting articles about investing in current climate: Should you be scared now? http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/09/26/should-the-dows-down-streak-scare-you.aspx CNBC: Greece Trumps China - http://www.cnbc.com/id/49179175?__source=yahoo|headline|quote|text|&par=yahoo http://www.cnbc.com/id/49183818 - Beware of coming 25% correction Let's keep these news and monitor what happens a year later.

Some very fundamental rules that I have not be able to keep with: 1. Diversify and invest Thinly across Diversify your stock portfolio over a basket of 30 over different counters across at least 5 different sectors. Warren Buffet said Diversification is only for those people who does not know what they are doing. Let's fact it. You are not an expert. Risking too much on any stock investment is a recipe for disaster, even for the sophisticated stock market investor. Keeping your individual share investments small keeps your capital pot safe and lowers the stress that can make investing unpleasant. Once you have 30 stocks you can grow the scale of each investment, but until that day stay small.  2. Take your time and do your research Never invest your money on a share tip. Stock investing is a skill you build up over time and with improvement your returns will grow. Share tips are empty investments and many unsavoury types try and lure you into investments with bad