Investing in the Stock Market to Make Money

Investing in the Stock Market

Assuming that you have some money capital, and want to become rich, there is the stock market. The stock market is one of the most consistent ways of making money if one knows how. This post will attempt to discuss how to invest in the stock market and make money, from the point of view of the Singapore stock exchange. Nonetheless, the lessons learnt are from great investors worldwide, and the lessons can be applied to every single country's exchange, with minor adapations. I myself am a fan of Warren Buffett's method of investment. Nonetheless, again, I think it's important for one to make up one's own mind and choose the approach suitable for oneself, when it comes to investing. True enough, modelling some famous investor could be useful, but "a poll is no substitute for thought"... if I remember Buffett correctly.

There are technical investors, fundamental (value) investors (of which Warren Buffett is the most famous exponent, along with his teacher Benjamin Graham), speculators, fund managers, etc. In this post and the next few, our point of focus will be on general education or ideas with respect to investment and capital appreciation. I will also recommend various models and various investors to learn from and to emulate; I'm not influencing your decisions in any way.

Anyways, these are my two recommended sites for Singaporean investors:
http://www.ses.com.sg/
http://www.poems.com.sg/

One leads to the Singapore stock exchange, and the other leads to POEMS, which is an online investment portal. Now due to modern technology, stock exchanges have gone online.

For American investors, the websites to know are:
http://www.amex.com/
http://www.nasdaq.com/
and the famous Standard and Poor's:
http://www2.standardandpoors.com/portal/site/sp/en/us/page.home/home/0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0.html

More posts here to come regarding the stock market and investment principles and ideas! Once again, stay tuned...