How do i invest in a stock market?

Originally posted by : Deepika Jain
	I'm the absolute beginner. i have no idea how to start?

Stocks are an equity investment that represents part ownership in a corporation and entitles you to part of that corporation's earnings and assets.

Common stock gives shareholders voting rights but no guarantee of dividend payments. Preferred stocks provides no voting rights but usually guarantees a dividend payment.

In the past, shareholders received a paper stock certificate -- called a security -- verifying the number of shares they owned. Today, share ownership is usually recorded electronically, and the shares are held in street name by your brokerage firm.

Investing in stocks can be tricky business. In fact, it's best to treat all of your investment pursuits as a business. Heck, that's what Benjamin Graham (Warren Buffett's stock market mentor) recommended.

Before you buy your first stock, you should master the basics of stock investing. This won't make you a great investor overnight, but only when you understand the fundamentals of investing can you learn how to invest in stocks with confidence.

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Relevant Stuff : Try first, yourself with the "simulators". You can get many stock simulators on Angel Broking or any other website. Make sure, you dont do "day trades". Just do some short analysis, on some stocks. And once you shortlist them, make a small portfolio (of 4-10 stocks), and wait for the results that turn up in a week or month.

This will give you a fairly good idea of how things turn up in the markets.

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Secondly, the first and foremost thing to do next is to ask for the relevant books and mentoring material in the field you are looking to find guidance for ( now again, you should first search out for similar questions, than upfront posting a new one).

I am suggesting books or Online Portal, because, one might not be able to give you perfect guidance spurting out on this answer.

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I am suggesting books which are very helpful to you

Jim Cramer's books are very good
Beating the Street by Peter Lynch
From Riches to Rags, by I.C. Freeley

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