| Investment entails spending or setting aside | | | | and the needs of the investors. |
| money set for future financial gain. Investment | | | | Brother-in-law investors rely on the advice of |
| may include purchasing financial assets such as | | | | other people when making stock purchases and |
| stocks, bonds, funds, or insurance. Stock | | | | when selling the stocks themselves. The people |
| investment is one of the ways in which people | | | | they trust do have access to great stock options |
| put their money aside in order to gain more | | | | but must act quickly to optimize the great scoop. |
| money later on. | | | | Technical investors carefully study and then map |
| Before investing money in acquiring stocks, it is | | | | out stock patterns prior to acquisition and trading. |
| very important to know why you are buying a | | | | Their investment styles rely on calculated stock |
| particular stock in the first place. Doing so allows | | | | price projections and the use of computers to |
| the investor to be able to act accordingly once | | | | check on correlations and spot existing patterns. |
| the stock price falls dramatically. Having and | | | | Economist investors typically base their decisions |
| knowing the right reasons behind buying a | | | | on economic forecasts. They take on risks which |
| particular stock gives the investor a better idea | | | | compensate the money they invest in stocks |
| as to what to do when stock price goes down. | | | | based on efficient market hypotheses. |
| Stocks bought as momentum decisions may be | | | | Scuttlebutt investors make decisions based on |
| sold quickly upon price falls, but if bought as | | | | information gained from vendors, researchers, |
| undervalued stocks, then investors may want to | | | | trade executives, and even rumors which are |
| buy even more stocks. Employing a stockbroker | | | | then pieced together to form an accurate picture. |
| may be very helpful for novice stock investors, | | | | Value investors attempt to value stock |
| as they can provide relevant information regarding | | | | independently of its market price. |
| stock purchases and sales. | | | | Finally, conscious investors overlap the other |
| Stock Investment Styles | | | | types, respecting and following their own beliefs |
| There are six main stock investment styles. The | | | | when making investment decisions. |
| efficiency of each style depends on the reasons | | | | |