| I have started to trade shares again at the end of | | | | operations. Reading what the company is going to do |
| 2009. I used to trade shares like over 10 years ago. | | | | in the company in the near future and taking a look |
| Back then when it was the dot com boom, a lot of | | | | at recent announcements by the company, one can |
| computer related shares were increasing in value | | | | grasp whether or not the company has potential. |
| dramatically. | | | | I usually go for stocks that are under a dollar and |
| Before the dot com bubble, there was a lot of free | | | | preferably under fifty cents. These are usually high |
| money to be made on the stock market. Shares | | | | risk shares but have a potential to make big money. I |
| were increasing to values well above their expected | | | | tend to buy the shares after they have dropped a |
| range. A lot of people were setting up Internet share | | | | large amount in the past and are starting to become |
| trading accounts and trading online. Share trading was | | | | more stable. |
| becoming more accessible to a lot of people. | | | | I also read up about what the companies do as a |
| I am a victim of the dot com bubble and I lost a few | | | | whole and how much money they are making and |
| thousand dollars. It is not much in comparison to the | | | | what the current trending news is. If gold prices are |
| big traders that trade thousands every day. Even | | | | on the rise, I look for potential gold mining companies |
| with a few thousand it is possible to earn a five fold | | | | that have potential to increase 20% in value over a |
| increase over a few years if you bank the right | | | | few weeks. |
| shares. | | | | Trust that you are making the right decision and if |
| Choosing the right share for me has always been | | | | things start to look really bad for your share. |
| reading constant emails from subscribed share email | | | | Consider pulling the plug. I always find myself |
| lists. These share related email lists give tips on what | | | | regretting not buying certain shares. Usually it is a |
| shares have been purchased by many directors. Since | | | | case of not enough money. |
| directors are buying into their share, the share should | | | | Do not get greedy when buying shares. Know your |
| be alright to invest in. | | | | limits and try to do as much research as possible |
| You should not base your reason for buying the | | | | before buying shares. Listen to your own thoughts |
| share on directors buying alone. You should also take | | | | and try not to be influenced by others. Earning |
| a look at what the company does and if it has a | | | | money through buying shares can be a lot of fun. |
| website read up about the company and its future | | | | |