Tuesday, 22 March 2011

How to Figure out Your Investment Style

By Dmitry Vasenyov


Different investors have different investing styles. Every investor approaches investing with absolutely various targets, emotions and resources. Figuring out and understanding your investment style before you start investing can ensure your success. Answering several basic questions will help you get started on the right track.

The risk you want to tolerate

You cannot change the basic relationship between the risk and reward, but you can choose your investment strategy based on your comfort level. The majority of investors can tolerate a moderate amount of risk in exchange for decent returns on their investments. More conservative investors shudder at the thought of losing their money while the aggressive investors are always going for the home run and the great returns.

Money you have for investing

Here you have to determine how much money you can afford investing. Your financial resource will dictate your type of investments available for you.

Time to devote to managing your investment

Here you have to determine whether you will spend hours researching and tracking all your investments or you will trust others to do your research and send you statements.

Value based investment

In fact, this is like buying on sale. In that case, you invest into sector or company that is temporarily out of favor, hoping that the stock will rise to reflect true value.

Investing with income in mind

This approach is considered to be more conservative as well as less risky. It will serve you well over both long and short term. Great examples of investing with income in mind are government issued bonds and money market funds.

If you are like the majority of investors, then you will more likely opt for a blended approach, diversifying your investments depending on your targets and stage of life. The younger investors who have more time can easily afford to ride out market swings, however when you are close to retirement, it is time to bias your holdings toward wealth preservation.




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