Beginners Guide to Start Investing
Are you a beginner investor and want to know how to invest in stock markets and create a perfect investment portfolio? Here is the best tips and ideas to find successful investments with “Beginners guide to Investing”
I strongly recommend acquiring necessary investing knowledge on investing and on other investment products mentioned in this article.
It is difficult to find right stocks or instruments at the beginning of investing. Beginners guide to Investing give you ideas about best investment instruments you can focus to invest and create an investment portfolio.
Exchange traded funds (ETF)
Beginner investors must look into the best Exchange Traded Funds. It provides an exposure of investing with the best companies!
Until equipped with necessary knowledge to invest directly to the stocks, ETF is the best companion for beginner investors! ETF not only protect your capital, but also eliminate regular monitoring requirements.
Even to invest on ETF, investors must have the required knowledge. As it is easy than investing directly to the stock market, go through the best collection of guides on ETF investing.
Large cap equity mutual funds
My second option for beginner investors to invests in “large cap mutual funds”.
Large cap mutual funds provide advantage of capital protection as well as exposure with the largest companies in the market!
Creating portfolio by mixing both ETF and Large cap mutual funds are the best suitable option for beginner investors.
“Ultimate Mutual Fund Selection Guide for Investors” is a best place to know how to spot the best Mutual funds to invest.
Direct Stocks
Remember, investing to stock market required to spend time to gain necessary knowledge and homework!
Read my article “Excellent Guide to Find and Select Best Companies to Invest” to understand how to select the best stocks to invest.
Strongly recommend the beginner investors to focus only on the stocks of reputed bluechip companies in the market. Limit your investments to a certain level than investing huge. Huge investments can be made only upon getting necessary knowledge as well as confidence.
Knowledge is the best. Grab to learn the foolproof investment strategies of worlds greatest investors, Warren Buffet, Ben Graham, Phil Fisher, John Templeton and Thomas Rowe Price etc…! This guides would give all necessary knowledge to make successful investments!
Gold Investments guide for beginners
It is best to have gold exposure by allocating a small portion in the portfolio. There are various methods to invest in gold through physical and paper forms. Gold considers as the best asset class to hedge against inflation and economic crisis!
Read the article, “How to Invest in Gold? A Guide on Excellent Options to Invest in Gold” to know all about the methods to invest in gold asset.
Real Estate
Real estate investment also a best hedge against inflation as gold investments do. Real estate is always a good choice and there are various methods available to add real estate into your portfolio.
Nature of a Good Portfolio
A good portfolio should contain the best investments in the right proportion. Able to monitor easily and should not be complicated by junk investments. Right instrument, right quantity and right proportion gives a perfect portfolio.
Ideally, a good portfolio with 10 to 15 best stocks, ten mutual funds and couple of best ETFs would be awesome!
Creation of an investment portfolio is not an hour or day process. It may take years to successfully build the portfolio with best additions!
In my example, it took long 15 years for me to build my investment portfolio! Even though, I have space to add another couple of stocks into the portfolio. I have a portfolio with 12 Stocks against 15 planned numbers. There are space for another 3 stocks.
Mu mutual fund portfolio have 14 Mutual Funds and 1 Exchange Traded Fund. Still there is place for another fund!
Also, I have a habit of buying gold coins thus have a small gold investment exposure too. I have not yet invested in real estate, may or may not do in the future.
Conclusion
Start your investment with small capital. Learn how to invest successfully and that give you confidence to make more complicated investment decisions based on best knowledge!
Whenever investing in mutual fund or ETF, a best practice is invest through systematic investment plan or SIP.
Direct investments to the stocks must be done only after acquiring necessary knowledge on how to find best stocks and when to buy.
Remove greed and fear when investing in stocks. If you are investing in the best stocks, there is no need to worry on economic changes and stock market fluctuations.
Investing world awaits lots dangers for investors. As a sensible investor, one should detect and avoid such. Read the “Top 5 Dangerous Investments in the World” to understand and not trap with.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Happy investing!