Comments on: How to start investing – A DIY Growth Investment Strategy Part 8 – What does a DIY Investor (besides thinking he’s smarter than Wall Street?). http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/how-to-start-investing-a-diy-growth-investment-strategy-part-8-%e2%80%93-what-does-a-diy-investor-besides-thinking-he%e2%80%99s-smarter-than-wall-street/ This is where your finance takes place Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:34:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Carnival of Financial Planning - 4P Edition! http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/how-to-start-investing-a-diy-growth-investment-strategy-part-8-%e2%80%93-what-does-a-diy-investor-besides-thinking-he%e2%80%99s-smarter-than-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-5647 Carnival of Financial Planning - 4P Edition! Sat, 18 Apr 2009 03:24:08 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/?p=1449#comment-5647 [...] Financial Blogger presents What does a DIY Investor (besides thinking he’s smarter than Wall Street?). posted at The Financial Blogger, saying, “Several people think (and I used to be a part of [...] [...] Financial Blogger presents What does a DIY Investor (besides thinking he’s smarter than Wall Street?). posted at The Financial Blogger, saying, “Several people think (and I used to be a part of [...]

]]> By: The Financial Blogger http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/how-to-start-investing-a-diy-growth-investment-strategy-part-8-%e2%80%93-what-does-a-diy-investor-besides-thinking-he%e2%80%99s-smarter-than-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-5528 The Financial Blogger Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:10:33 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/?p=1449#comment-5528 Hey Goal Hunter, i like your idea of having some "play money". This is probably the best way to learn that trading by yourself is not that easy ;-) Hey Goal Hunter,

i like your idea of having some “play money”. This is probably the best way to learn that trading by yourself is not that easy ;-)

]]> By: The Financial Blogger » Blog Archive » How to start investing - A … : Finance articles http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/how-to-start-investing-a-diy-growth-investment-strategy-part-8-%e2%80%93-what-does-a-diy-investor-besides-thinking-he%e2%80%99s-smarter-than-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-5526 The Financial Blogger » Blog Archive » How to start investing - A … : Finance articles Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:58:54 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/?p=1449#comment-5526 [...] Read the full article here… [...] [...] Read the full article here… [...]

]]> By: Goal Hunter http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/how-to-start-investing-a-diy-growth-investment-strategy-part-8-%e2%80%93-what-does-a-diy-investor-besides-thinking-he%e2%80%99s-smarter-than-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-5519 Goal Hunter Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:10:32 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/?p=1449#comment-5519 I recommend just putting in $5000 or $1000, kiss it goodbye, and start with low cost penny stock that is under $5. This is where you can learn lots of lessons quickly, and for a low price (1-5K). Individual investors can beat the market where big-time fund managers can't because they are niche players. They can move small amounts of money around without affecting the market. Funds are big enough that they can't find good opportunities on the scale of their fund. Have a look at the prospectuses: Many funds even sit on millions in cash. I recommend just putting in $5000 or $1000, kiss it goodbye, and start with low cost penny stock that is under $5. This is where you can learn lots of lessons quickly, and for a low price (1-5K).

Individual investors can beat the market where big-time fund managers can’t because they are niche players. They can move small amounts of money around without affecting the market. Funds are big enough that they can’t find good opportunities on the scale of their fund. Have a look at the prospectuses: Many funds even sit on millions in cash.

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