So what do you think is the best opportunity for a good investment? What is the secret to making good investments instead of bad choices? Surprisingly, it is education. No, you should not run out and buy stock in schoolbooks; however, you should read them. Everyone is motivated to secure his or her wealth and once you have worked hard and acquired a nest egg, it will most likely be invested in something, or should be. Money that is hiding in a mattress is wasted; it slowly erodes in value over time and a waste of a good investment opportunity. Money in the home that you live in is security for your family.

Education regarding investment is critical, mainly because most individuals hand their life savings over to someone else to invest (for a percentage) and go back to life as usual until there is a missed signal and a market downturn and the nest egg is gone. Learning to do it for yourself saves more than a few percent, it gives you the power to control you destiny. We all believe that education and experience are good investments for young people, so why not you?

A Guaranteed Winner

There are as many people who have won on the stock market as have lost and the only real difference is the common sense and knowledge of the ones who have gained something from the experience. No matter how many good investment options come your way you will never benefit from them if you cannot see them. How can you know that a change in weather patterns can cause the price of a commodity to drop and that is an opportunity to gain?

The only proven way is for you to be your closest advisor and to listen to the advice. If you want something done right, you should do it yourself. That means taking the time to learn how it’s done, what is involved and how to recognize patterns. Clouds on the horizon in the morning tell you something because you learned to recognize the pattern. If you are going to invest in anything, you should learn to recognize good investments as well.