Whether You Have a Broker or Not, You Need to Educate Yourself on Investments
The first time you took a look at the stock market pages in the newspaper or on TV, you undoubtedly said something close to “Holy cow, I’ll never learn about this stuff.” You then went out and hired a broker so you wouldn’t have to delve into the impossible enigma of the stock market and trading. You needed someone with expert knowledge of investing and trading in the stock market.
That is all well and good. But let’s take another look at it. You are no expert on toxicology, but you know better than to drink from a bottle labeled “arsenic.” That stuff is lethal. You know that if someone suggests you take arsenic for your illness, they are not dealing with your best interest at heart. You will not take their advice because it could definitely be hazardous to your health.
Can you say that about the …