by Greg Deffson

Stock markets are the most risky way to make money. However, that said they are easily most easily available methods to make money and they provide gains which are far in excess of any other money making methods.

There are a couple of methods by which you can invest in shares. Opening an account with a share broker is the first method and the second method is to invest in mutual funds of a reputed company. These mutual fund companies hire managers to invest the money by judicially picking up stocks in a lot of companies and then they monitor these stocks on a daily basis and exit these companies at any sign of trouble.

Long term investing is generally more risk free than the short term investing. Short term investing requires more effort as well as more monitoring.

Initially you can avoid volatile stocks and that …

Hello Friends! Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my blog, Stock Picks Bob’s Advice! As always, please remember that I am an amateur investor, so please remember to consult with your professional investment advisers prior to making any investment decisions based on information on this website.

If you have been following my ongoing ’saga’ with Meridian (VIVO), you will know that last week, after the 17% decline in the stock price from about $29 to $24, I chose to put on my ‘contrarian hat’ and bought 2000 shares of Meridian (on margin!). The stock didn’t decline further, actually had an upgrade to “long-term buy” and managed to rebound to its current level. (VIVO is trading at $26.00, down $(.37) or (1.4)% on the day as I write (last quote as of 12:27 pm EST).

This kind of “trading” is not my forte. I work my portfolio …