There is only one reason to buy stocks.

To get capital appreciate or dividend returns.

ie. To make money. 

We have to be honest to ourselves though. Even people who are not financially savvy are also involved in the financial markets in one way or another.

1) We deposit money in the banks. The banks use our deposits to loan out to companies earning interest, or the banks use our money to invest in the stock market or bonds market.

2) We buy insurance policies. The insurance companies pay us interest for the premiums we pay? How do they do that? They use our premium money and invest in the financial markets ie. stocks and bonds.

3) Our CPF accounts pay us 2.5% to 4% interest. How? The government take our CPF money, give it to Temasek Holdings, and tell Temasek Holdings to make investments using our hard-earned CPF money. Do they make mistakes? Sure they do, and they have lost billions of our CPF money before. But luckily they made most of it back. And they have also made some other sound investments, so every Singaporean citizen get interest on their CPF.

Not many people know that, even if they are just a humble teacher, civil servant, clerk, accountant, the auntie or uncle on the street. As long as you deposit money in the bank, buy insurance policies or have a CPF account.

You are already investing in the stock market without knowing it. You are putting your money with someone you don't know and expect them to make money for you.

Know the financial markets, make your own sound investments, and make your own money!

All you need is knowledge, experience and skills.

My favourite phrase. Rely on yourself. 

Cheers.  

pray for more blessings la cannotfind. or you scared cannotfind anymore blessings?

ya capital appreciation.

by capital appreciation, you are hoping that someone else will buy the stocks off you at a higher price. and it is supposed to go on indefinitely until the company does not perform as well and start dropping.

o ya another thing about capital investment. QE2 is supposed to be injected into stock market for growth. but how is pumping the stock market with money supposed to stimulate growth for the company. the money does not go to the company but to individual investors. 

Indeed ,  I'm thankful tt we have so many kind hearted ppl  here ,

Cheers ~

feel so Blessed

still make some back when i got cosco at 84 cent when whole market calling to short, still lost like 20k in cosco overall.

so i learn my lesson. set cut lost dun hope for the best that it will rebound sharply....tkk nia.

within limit cut lost and still can sleep ar bo sleep like zombie wake also like zombie, painful sia

There is only one reason to buy stocks.

To get capital appreciate or dividend returns.

ie. To make money. 

We have to be honest to ourselves though. Even people who are not financially savvy are also involved in the financial markets in one way or another.

1) We deposit money in the banks. The banks use our deposits to loan out to companies earning interest, or the banks use our money to invest in the stock market or bonds market.

2) We buy insurance policies. The insurance companies pay us interest for the premiums we pay? How do they do that? They use our premium money and invest in the financial markets ie. stocks and bonds.

3) Our CPF accounts pay us 2.5% to 4% interest. How? The government take our CPF money, give it to Temasek Holdings, and tell Temasek Holdings to make investments using our hard-earned CPF money. Do they make mistakes? Sure they do, and they have lost billions of our CPF money before. But luckily they made most of it back. And they have also made some other sound investments, so every Singaporean citizen get interest on their CPF.

Not many people know that, even if they are just a humble teacher, civil servant, clerk, accountant, the auntie or uncle on the street. As long as you deposit money in the bank, buy insurance policies or have a CPF account.

You are already investing in the stock market without knowing it. You are putting your money with someone you don't know and expect them to make money for you.

Know the financial markets, make your own sound investments, and make your own money!

All you need is knowledge, experience and skills.

My favourite phrase. Rely on yourself. 

Cheers.