RISK AWARE INVESTMENT GUIDE FOR EVERYONE

  The previous Section addressed the scientific aspect of financial fundamentals in a quantitative way that is easy to follow. This aspect of finance is a solid place to start and should not be ignored. In addition, you can read books, articles, blogs or take an in-depth investment course that deals with advanced financial ideas beyond the scope of this guide (see Resources). Once you know what works in the market, let’s come up with a simple portfolio plan implemented as a roadmap and checklist that work for you. Warren Buffett once said that “An idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan”, and so the ultimate goal of this guide is to outline a sequence of key steps to get ready to invest by developing a financially attractive and risk aware investment plan. This leads to the following 1-week sequence of steps: Day 1: Preparation Phase ( Workspace Setup) This is about selecting the appropriate investment platform and exploring investor online databases, stock APIs and rela...

  At the most basic level, investing/trading is about buying and selling assets for long-term/short-term gains [1,3]. It is all about buying X value of assets worth of intrinsic (fair market) value Y such that Y/X<<1. When you buy high-value companies for half of their value, you can experience quite generous returns. While investments can be profitable, they are also associated with risks. Risk  is central to investing because without the more risk you run, the greater your chances will be of losing your investment. On the other hand, a good rule of thumb is that greater returns come with greater volatility.  Therefore, it is important to use stock market risk management strategies that minimize the risk and maximize the gain [1-3]. This guide will support and advise you in order to enable quantitative and bias-free comparison of the risk profiles of various banks and investment companies. As an individual investor without prior knowledge of stocks and finance...