Is It Safe To Start A Stock Market Investment Program In Today's Economy?

A lot of people are wondering with all that is going on if it is safe to start an stock market investment program in today's economy. Now, if you talk with most financial advisors they will tell you to start now and get your money in the market to start working immediately. I agree that it is good to start an stock market investing program now. However, I think that you need to only invest when the market is in an uptrend. I also think that while you can just put your money in a mutual fund and forget about it. I think it is better to be an active stock market investor.

If I learned anything from the market in 2008, it's that no one tells you to sell. Meanwhile, everybody gives back their stock market gains. You've got to learn to invest in individual stocks and have a buying strategy PLUS a selling strategy. You've got to learn how to lock in stock market gains and cut losses immediately. No matter what you decide to do, you've got to get started taking control of your investment portfolio instead of leaving it up to those who tell you only when to buy and never when to sell.

Investing in today's economy is no different than in many of the economies of the past. The stock market has gone up and down. It's crashed. It's gone through depressions and recessions in the past and has still proven to be the best long term investment vehicle for the small and large investor alike.