What are investments?

[Crypdance]

Investments are something you buy or put your money into get a profitable return.

Most people choose from four main types of investment, known as "assest classes"

Shares - You buy a stake in a company
Cash - The savings you put in a bank or building society account
Property - You invest in a physical building, whether commercial or residential
Fixed interest secuirities (also called bonds) - You loan your money to a company or government

There are other types of investments available too, including:

-Foreign currency
-Collectibles, such as art and antiques
-Commodities like oil, coffee, corn, rubber or gold
-Contracts for difference, where you bet on shares gaining or losing value

The various assests owned by an investor are called a portfolio.

As a general rule, spreading your money between the different types assest classes helps lower the risk of your overall portfolio under performing - more on this later.

 

[Fang]

nicely explained.

 

[Fang]

yes because they tend to appreciate over time.

 

[bitcryp]

Yeah, gold and bitcoin are my favorite investments.

 

[Tamrik]

I am using Social trading service for investing. Do you hear about this service before?

 

[enthotrader]

People always invest in gold, cryptocurrency and stocks

Yes because they are profitable investment avenues.

 

[Tamrik]

Wha is your favourite way of investing?

 

[RainingTacos]

I only have shares in a local stock exchange here in my country. I am trying to build my investments in crypto again this year, buying BTC in little increments and holding on them for years. Just a passive one as I am a lazy person

 

[Tamrik]

Holding is not good way. You can earn on current volatility. I am trading by this way

 

[Tamrik]

It is more easy to earn on volatility then on holding. I read several good trading strategies on liteforex site, you can read it too. Useful information

 

[Daveyk15]

I dont see Bitcoin as an Investment personally, just speculation bit like Gold though Gold is unlikely to be worthless at some point and you will still actually own something.

 

[Tamrik]

Good choice speculative trading can be profitable

 

[Tamrik]

Hold strategy is not good we can trade on volatility of crypto by using forex market

 

[Bartab]

Investments are something you buy or put your money into get a profitable return.

Most people choose from four main types of investment, known as "assest classes"

Shares - You buy a stake in a company
Cash - The savings you put in a bank or building society account
Property - You invest in a physical building, whether commercial or residential
Fixed interest secuirities(also called bonds) - You loan your money to a company or government

There are other types of investments available too, including:

-Foreign currency
-Collectibles, such as art and antiques
-Commodities like oil, coffee, corn, rubber or gold
-Contracts for difference, where you bet on shares gaining or losing value

The various assests owned by an investor are called a portfolio.

As a general rule, spreading your money between the different types assest classes helps lower the risk of your overall portfolio under performing - more on this later.

The last 4 are more of speculations actually!