First Time Investor - Do's and donn'ts



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The basics Trendlines Moving averages Head and shoulders Some charting terms More about charting Stock market spreads A step by step guide to using your online share trading account Buy & hold High yielding shares Value investing Penny shares - Not for widows and orphans! Pound cost averaging - evening out the bumps Great & small Thematic investing The word according to GARP Quality counts A few simple investment rules Before you jump in, consider the alternatives Some helpful links What you will need Signing up Death & taxes Some useful definitions Make sure the firm you sign up with is legal, or authorised Other things to look out for Looks can be deceiving The wrong address Setting a stop loss Take your profits A balanced diet for investors Some more advanced investment tools The financial pages Annual reports The jargon explained Beyond the news Why buy shares? More about shares - The primary market More about shares - The secondary market Taking a risk Buyer beware: Smaller companies Buyer beware: Large companies The players The middle men More theory - the class system A little about the London Stock Exchange Playing footsie How is the footsie calculated? Let's start with the basic's So what exactly is a share? Up and down More ups and downs Pick me a winner
	Do's and don'ts We have provided a simple check list that will make sure you find the right online stockbroker. We nicked some of it from the Financial Services Authority, which regulates the UK share market. In this section: The FSA .uk or .co.uk Looks can be deceiving The wrong address Next...The FSA


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