Investing 101

[skinhead2582]

great!

[IncorruptibleTruth]

This is to correct the poster of the video. Decisions on which companies to own are based on two categories of analysis. Qualitative and Quantitative. Fundamental and Technical have NOTHING to do with investing but rather everything to do with gambling.

[IncorruptibleTruth]

BTW, I've been a CFP since 1991.

[CrazyRussh]

i hate when people read scripts, why cant they just TALK!??!?

[cj2cowen]

thanks great advice

[inegin]

something I don't get: is it best to buy when its minus or plus?

[automaticAEV]

thanks for uploading this.

[AirelonTrading]

Trading is not investing, and investing, is not trading. That's what jumped out to me.

[TopInvestmentTips]

Great advice, Thanks!!

[johntepes]

"Successful investing is anticipating the anticipations of others."

-John Keynes

[killthemessengers]

He should comment on how Day-Traders, and the internet have changed the volitilty of stock trading. The best tip is the one on panic trading. We have a lot of that going on now, and if you can spot a good stock that has taken a hit by a good day of panic selling, that is your next good stok to buy. Great information. Thanks Joe

[MonroeRuiz]

CaldeanMontana go to the casino, you'll have a better chance at making money there vs. going short in this market.

[ArmArmy88]

This guy's great! Thanks for the post.

[cruising2hell]

its good inded

[shibuyaprince]

Read from a script? Who cares? Thanks for sharing braxis2.

[CrazyRussh]

You should of siad it right from the soul and not read it off a text doc, i could of reead it myself instade of listening to you

[nunax5]

Please check your Inbox on the YouTube account

[eatsomedog]

Free education, great job. Thank you.

[leancrayon]

I conquer

[scoza]

You know, you should become a professor in my college. I have an instructor that teaches worthless crap. Im more inspired to learn seeing your video then my professor's lecture. Just a thought.

[ChaldeanMontana]

i wanna start investing in stocks

cause i need money

do u think its a good idea

to do so ?

[leancrayon]

I wouldn't suggest it for you,

you can't go in "cause i need money". you have to want it.

[nexus2xl]

9/11 was predicted by Alex Jones a few months before it happened. look it up on youtube

[Pressence101]

can't you just look at charts with squiggly lines? Squiggly line up is good, and squiggly line down is bad. lol.

[sunstorm007]

I've heard that you can lose a lot simply because the broker does not always execute the trades well.

[braxis2]

That should be the worst of your problems.

[grishnock1]

your video is very informative

[learningtoinvest]

Thanks for posting this. There's value in every sentence!

[tlcwebstudio]

keep up the food work yezer

[sunstorm007]

Is online trading a bad idea for some one following the Fundamental Analysis path? Most online traders seem to be Technical traders.

[ohhhvictor]

I always use online trading, but never technical or daily trading... NEVER do technical..it's tooooo risky.. with no base..that 's speculation..

[sunstorm007]

Have you explored the Forex market? I'm thinking about doing that instead of getting into equities. Seems easier and you can start out with less money. You can leverage a lot more too, usually 100 to 1

[nyce0405]

thanks for the posting! I have watch both of your videos and they are great. I don't understand some of the terms but like you recommend i will read "The wealthy barber" and "the intelligent investor."

[zsugiart]

Thank you very much, this is a very informative and educational video.

[tpokoyoway]

Thanks for the information.

[anfrescG1]

You sound exactly like my Mom! Well, perhaps more eloquent.

[ceoofwhoopass]

Extremely impressive. As a mathematical econ major at a good school, this is better than the books I've read about investing so far. Time to watch the next video.

[jrthor67]

Great video!

[kidstyle06]

Great video

[xms32]

I have an odd question. Is a portfolio that is designated as a 'trust' secured from outside sources? Meaning, the government or certain state agencies can access and seize a persons individual broker account, but, if you designate it as a 'trust' (like O.J. Simpson did for example), does that protect the investment? My second question: if the 'trust' is protected, how do you convert your existing portfolio into a trust?

[braxis2]

In Canada a trust is a legal entity that can hold assets. These assets can be stocks and bonds. You can't "convert" your portfolio into a trust. The "settlor" places assets within a trust, names the beneficiary and the trustee. The trustee manages the assets. If the trustee is sued, the creditors can't attack the assets held in the trust. This is a complex area and I can't begin to explain it in this short space.

[xms32]

Thanks for writing back. since I wrote this, I've researched trusts and learned allot more about them than I knew. Thanks again.

[ComradePepper]

Is it possible to buy/sell stock right away

[wdeboer0]

A very sensible and informative primer to the wonderful world of investing. Thank you for sharing this. I'm happy to hear you mention the margin-of-error - it's everyone's friend!

[phaser12]

what firms offer accounts for kids the age of 15

[braxis2]

phaser,,,easy with the questions!! The Dow Jone Industrial Average is simply a list of 30 of the top companies in America. The Nasdaq is a stock exchange that consists primarily of high tech companies. A 15 year old can not open a brokerage account except one that is held in trust

[phaser12]

what kind of trust or what exactly do you mean by trust

[phaser12]

if a company is not im debt do they still sell bonds.

[phaser12]

what are the main stocks in NASDAQ and if it goes up does that mean all the stocks went up?

[phaser12]

also what exaclty is NASDAQ can someone help.

[phaser12]

can you explain to me what is the "dow" i know it consists of blue chip companies but can you give me an understanding a 15 year old interested in investing can understand.

[jgizzy]

I just want to thank you for making this video for us. It is pretty inspiring me to reconsider my plan of study in college and to switch my minor (major:mech engineering) from marketing to finance (with emphasis in investment). Thanks again.

[darthisaiah]

Dude im starting to see you think like me and thats scary. This is one big game of research. Knowledge is power.

[sunstorm007]

What is your opinion on Harry Markowitz, or someone like Aswath Damodaran ? Would these be a good read as well, or do you think just reading Graham is suffecient literature for personal investing.

[ve6eee]

Buy low and sell high! I notice with penny stocks that have been flatlining for some time, break out and go wayyyy up! It seems the longer it doesn't do anything, the higher it tends to go when the news comes out of what they are working on. MAJ, SRU are a few of the many out there that i have come across. Maybe a good plan to hold that last 1000 shares just in case you are on a winner??? Enjoyed your video and will pass the link on to my stock friends.

[adeptusluminati]

Excellent intro. Thanks for taking the time :)

[plevras]

Great work. Do you have a podcast by any chance? If not, I think your lessons would be really convenient, as well as popular amongst the investing/trading crowd.

[braxis2]

sorry I did not reply earlier. Hard to keep up with all this and live life too. No podcast but i will post another video soon...especially after the sub-prime mess in the States..

[Americo1974]

Hi, what college course will "teach" me how to invest? What is the name of the class? How could I build a portfolio?

[dragonfire4u2]

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[rekkolvl80]

Can any one tell me How to even buy a stock? am still in high school and they don't teach this stuff in my school. like lets say i wanna buy 1 stock from thee Google Company how would i buy it? and yes i know google stucks are really really high

[rimazd]

brian, your the man . you need to spread more of your knowledge to the younger generations. I just passed the CSC , and just finnished reading the intelligent investor. Dont listen to this jackass talking about pinkslips. I just wanna say thanks alot and please come out with a new video ..its time for investing 103,,, commmon!

[JumpingJamberie]

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[masterxyzxyz]

Hi braxis2

I'm a student and somewhat a buffettologist. What I think is most important and which you mention: Be greedy when others are fearful and fearful when others are greedy. Optimism is the ennemy of any rational buyer. And pessimism presents chances and oppertunities. Keep up the good work!!!

[braxis2]

Easy to state but hard to do in practice. As the Dow fell 400 points today were you buying?

[earthlingdownunder]

WOW thank you very much! please do more videos like this its very nice of you to share your expertise.

[rsamra]

how much can a stock(or mutual fund) rise or fall(percentage wise) within a given day.

[braxis2]

It can only fall to zero but it may rise to any height. On a given day? On any day you will find the most volatile stocks can rise or fall 50 to 100%. There is no set limit.

[mcboi1992]

That was great! As a young investor this video has taught me a year worth of education.. If only they put ppl like you on cnbc.....

[moneynest]

I have a question for you since you say you are a financial planner. My financial planner convinced me to invest in mutual funds about a year ago when I knew little of investing. Know after i have gained much knowledge of financial planning and investing it seems a though index funds are a much better option than mutual funds. Do you agree that they are overall a better investment? If so is it worth incurring the cost of selling my mutual funds and buying index funds?

[braxis2]

I like neither mutual funds or their cousins index funds, although in certain situations they provide the diversification or exposure to certain assets that can't be had otherwise. An index fund is merely a bet on the underlying sector of that index while a mutual fund represents a hopeful opinion on management. Neither involves due diligence on the companies you are investing in.

[moneynest]

thanks for the info.

[nicktc1]

As any financial planner should know, individual stocks offer uncompensated risk (greater risk/SD, but no greater expected return than the market as a whole) and should be avoided. The idea that you can do "due diligence" on a stock, when the Wall St. pros that set the prices have access to 100x more information than you do (including personal relationships w/in the industry/company) is silly. Follow Buffett's advice and go with index funds, like the experts recommend.

[braxis2]

If you don't have the time to research stocks, by all means go and buy funds. However the statement "individual stocks offer uncompensated risk (greater risk/SD, but no greater expected return than the market as a whole" comes from reading and not from actual experience. I've never made 10,000% from an index fund but I have from a stock.You will note that Buffet may say buy funds but he himself buys stocks.

[braxis2]

Thank you. I'm going to try and squeeze a few more like this in. Video is exhausting.

[PureRage23]

Brilliant lecture, very enlightning. Thank You

[BlackSleepingBeauty]

"Information is almost always incomplete" this is a very quoteable statement.

[braxis2]

You're right. Maybe I should ask everyone who uses it to send me a quarter!