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Get Started With Stock Trading: The Complete Beginner’s Guide
Introduction
Stock investment is considered one of the great ways of earning and creating wealth in the long term. It is indeed a great way of earning extra money other than your occupation. People have always been enthusiastic about stock trading. Previously they were completely dependent on stock experts. But now things have changed with the mobile revolution.
You can start trading safely using a trusted online platform and make your stock trading easy. This article is mainly for the ones like You who are looking to kick-start stock trading. Take it as a complete beginner’s guide.
What Is Stock Market
A stock market is where you buy and sell stocks of different business entities. When you own stocks of a public company, you become a partial owner, but yes, there are restrictions, as you can not dictate how to run the company.
In return, the company shares the profits and losses with you. But now you may ask where the stocks come from.
Actually, public companies that need finance issue stocks in the market. Buyers own the stocks, and they enjoy the investment with profits. On the other hand, the company gets the funds.
Kick Start your Stock Trading: A Beginners Guide
You might have seen that the internet is flooded with questions like how to invest in stock trading. Ways to trade stocks and others. But if you do not get a good answer to the question, don’t worry. You are getting here. Let’s read these guidelines to start your stock trading with ease.
1. Buying The Right Investment
Buying the right investment has to be your first priority. But do just jump into buying and selling the shares blindly. The first thing that you have to do is invest in research and analysis of the different companies. But what to research? You can research elements like:
- The company management team.
- Competitive Advantage.
- Company financials like Balance sheet, P/L account, and income statement.
2. Avoiding The Individual Stocks
It happens with the new traders that they have high expectations with it. They start expecting high returns right from the beginning, and they falter. Sometimes they are utterly confused between luck and skills. If they lose right in the beginning, they start cursing their luck. Try not to bank on an individual stock. You have less opportunity of encashing from the company.
Instead of giving your all to individual stocks, you can invest with a mutual fund or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). With these funds, you have hundreds of shares that you purchase.
3. Decide How Much You Will Invest In The Stocks
A common question that floods the investment is about the sum of investment in the individual stocks. Stock prices (unlike Cryptocurrency, which is highly volatile) have their drops and rise.
For instance, the price of the stocks plunged during COVID-19 to a massive 40%, but the values again reached an all-time high within a few months. Therefore, keep aside the necessary spending like running the household, the next year’s vacation fund, your down payments, and emergency funds.
4. Diversify Your Portfolio
There is an old saying, better not lay all your eggs in one basket. The proverb is true with stock investment. Do not invest; you’re all with one stable company.
It’s always better to invest in the stocks of diverse companies instead of merely banking on one. Take it as a strategy. The reason behind the movie is that it reduces the risk of one stock getting plunged due to circumstances. Hence, create a broad portfolio by buying Mutual Funds or an ETF.
Stock Investment Is Long Term Investment
Please keep in mind that investment is a long-term activity. If you think of investing for a shorter time in stocks and getting away with the profits, let us advise you that this may not be the idle place.
Though subject to market risks, investments are profitable in the long run. Therefore, keep a fixed amount from your savings to spend or invest in stock trading. They can be helpful to you in the long run.
The ideas that we discuss can help new investors start trading stocks. Therefore, please follow this advice while you kick-start your investment. Start slow and low (investment).
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Real Estate Firm Trains 350 Youths
A real estate firm, Adozilion Homes and Realty, has trained 350 young men and women in real estate entrepreneurship.
The week-long training was held during a seminar themed “Eklisia Realtors Conference”, which was held in Lagos.
In a statement, the Chief Executive Officer of Adozilion Homes and Realty, Dr Adozi Simon, said the conference was aimed at equipping young realtors with the knowledge and tools needed to thrive in the dynamic Nigerian real estate market.
Simon said, “There is a very critical housing deficit in Nigeria. Millions lack adequate shelter, and bridging this gap requires innovative solutions and partnerships”.
He explained that Adozillion Homes and Realty organised the event to empower and transform 350 young entrepreneurs and give them the necessary knowledge to excel in the real estate sector.
He added, “We believe in empowering realtors and recognising excellence to contribute to the growth and success of the entire industry, and that is why we have trained and empowered over 350 of you young men and women at this conference.
”The future of the Nigerian housing industry lies in collaboration, innovation, and commitment to inclusivity”.
He also highlighted the need for collaboration with the government to drive regulation, quality, transparency, and accountability.
Meanwhile, the Board Chairman of Adozillion Homes and Realty, Dr Sam Egube, acknowledged the challenges of rising cost of land, limited access to finance, and inadequate infrastructure in the country.
He urged realtors to be intentional in their approach and collaborate effectively.
Dr Egube said, “The poor is the man who thinks receiving is his only way out of poverty. Be intentional about how you collaborate with the government to drive regulation, quality, transparency, and accountability”.
Also, a keynote speaker at the conference, Dr Niyi Adesanya, lamented the rising housing deficit across the country.
He said, “Every Nigerian deserves a safe, secure, and dignified place to call home. Don’t ever ask for help if you’re in the midst of the one per cent (rich). The quality of your conversation can change your life.
“The Eklisia realtors’ conference stands as a testament to the company’s dedication to advancing the real estate profession and ultimately paving the way for a thriving real sector and fulfilling the dream of accessible and dignified housing for all Nigerians”.
Adozilion Homes and Realty last year launched the Monte Carlo City in the Epe area of Lago State.
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ACCI Urges Govt To Confront, Eliminate Multiple Taxation
The new President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chief Emeka Obegolu, has urged both Federal and State Governments to deal with the problem of multiple taxation to create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive and create jobs.
“We must confront multiple taxation and eliminate it. We must put Nigerians to work”, Barrister Obegolu said at his inauguration ceremony as the 12th President of the ACCI in Abuja, recently.
“We must never forget that it is the private sector – not the government – that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when the government acts as a productive partner”, he said.
Commending the Federal Government’s bold move to remove fuel subsidy and its initiatives such as the unification of the foreign exchange market and the student loan programme, he said though the measures may have initially tested Nigerians’ resilience, they will, with time, yield the desired results.
Obegolu urged the government to deepen the collaboration with the private sector, represented by the chamber of commerce, a partnership that, he said, has the potential to significantly benefit the business community, the society at large, and the national economy.
Obegolu said because of the nature of Nigeria’s strategic and national security challenges, there is a need for everyone to work together with the national security and defence architecture to ensure pragmatic and visible support for national security and defence and; promote public cooperation across the sectors.
He said the ACCI will in conjunction with the defence and national security leadership institute, organise an annual summit on security, defence, and business to review and proffer solutions to the challenges facing Nigeria as a nation.
“This will foster confidence and assurance that Nigeria is a safe destination for investment”, he stated.
He promised that under his watch, ACCI would proactively adapt to the evolving landscape. He also said his presidency will prioritise collaboration with the government and other non-state stakeholders, and capacity building within the ACCI team, enhancing management processes for improved efficiency and productivity.
“I have spent my working life in the private sector, 25 years in the private sector. I understand that when the government takes money out of the hands of people, it shrinks their disposable income. If they can’t buy things, the economy doesn’t grow. If the economy doesn’t grow, we won’t put Nigerians to work”, he stated.
In a goodwill message, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, described ACCI as a beacon for innovation and economic growth and a staunch advocate for ease of doing business.
He urged the new ACCI President and his counterparts in other Chambers of Commerce to find programmes to bring the youths closer to the chambers.
“Bring the youths to the entrepreneurial programmes you have. Please prioritise initiatives that promote inclusion; expose them to opportunities that will make them have confidence in doing the right things”, the lawmaker urged.
He also told the leaders of the various chambers of commerce in the Southeast region to come up with ways of developing themselves and impacting society.
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FG Plans PPP For Port Scanner Installations
The Federal Government says it is considering the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) option to oversee the installation and maintenance of scanning technology at the nation’s ports.
This was disclosed in a statement on Monday after the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and his Transportation counterpart, Said Alkali, met with the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, in Abuja.
The trip agreed that physical inspection of cargoes at the ports must be phased out.
According to The Tide’s source’s report, the immediate past Comptroller-General of Customs, Col Hameed Ali (retd), at the unveiling of the three scanners at Apapa in 2022, said the Federal Government would be procuring more scanners before the end of 2023.
Agents have, however, called on the government to install more scanners in the country’s seaports and border stations to boost cargo clearance.
In a statement jointly signed by the spokesperson for the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Ismail Omipidan, and the Customs spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, the government officials agreed that the collaborative model aims to sustain efficiency and foster innovation in cargo inspection processes.
They added that the use of modern technologies like scanners was important in addressing the issue of port congestion in a bid to ensure efficiency and competitiveness even as the CGC was charged to enforce the use of scanners at the ports.
At the meeting, the Ministers endorsed immediate action to rectify and optimise all existing scanners at prominent ports such as Apapa, Tincan Island, Onne, and Port & Terminal Multipurpose Limited.
“Simultaneously, the existing mobile scanners will be strategically deployed to facilitate expeditious cargo inspections”, the statement said.
Also speaking, the Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation, Fidet Okhiria, who attended virtually, pledged NRC’s continued commitment to freighting cargoes to inland container depots/dry ports, adding that it would be a strategic move to alleviate congestion at major ports.
Plans were also unveiled at the meeting for the efficient evacuation of containers from Port Harcourt to Aba, with future extensions envisaged for Onne Port.
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