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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

The Differences Between Short And Long Term Investing

By Sam Smith

As the financial crisis moves on investing on stock markets becomes even riskier. People worldwide are seeing their investments dwindle percent by percent. At the same time there are many investment opportunities being created as new players come on the market. Investing in this transitional economy must be clever so that risk is minimized.

When it comes to investing in the stock market there are various opinions regarding what is the best strategy to do so. Some say that the best way to invest in the stock market is short term while others believe that only long term plans are fruitful. These two sides rarely reach agreement. One approach is conservative and the other is not.

The ones who utilize aggressive strategies in stock marketing investing are known as day traders. These investors buy and sell many times a day and take on relatively larger risks than regular buy and hold traders.

The second type of stock market investor is the one that takes less of a risk by making calculative buys and by holding their investments for longer of periods of time. These investors look at historical trends and examine each company extensively before they go ahead and make an investment.

When investing in turbulent economic times like the ones we are going through right now it is important to be able to minimize your risks. The way to do so is by varying your investment strategy in a way so that at least your risk is spread. This way when something goes bad you still have your other investments working for you.

There are positives and negatives with both kinds of investing, short and long term investing. Short term investors enjoy the perils of having the ability to opt out from an investment at any given point. They can also make money without necessarily waiting for results. On the down side short term investors such as day traders must constantly work to get the most out of their investments.

A long term investor doesnt have to constantly work to make his investments work. The research is done once and after the investment is done a monthly or even rarer checking is necessary. The problem with long term investing is that it is difficult to jump out of an investment if it goes south. - 23218

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