By: Mika Hamilton

     Investing can be a fun and exciting way to make money. To many times the young investor doesn't understand some of the most basic rules of investing. This causes the first time investor to loose money and get discouraged; thus quitting altogether. That isn't the answer to wealth and riches.

   This is something that I learned later on in my investing career. When I first started I didn't care who was in control I just wanted my money out there in an investment earning more interest then the bank was paying. I thought that the returns would stay high as the previous years, and that the moment things changed my broker would call me and suggest changing markets. I was nave to think that other people would care for my money the same way that I would. This was a painful lesson.

   As I started out in life my father would tell me "Bob, no one cares as much about your money as you do". I didn't understand this at first. I thought surely my broker who is my friend doesn't want me to loose money. And in a large way he did care about my money, but he also had the money of another 50-100 people that he had to care for at the same time.

   Ultimately whether we make money or loose money we are the ones that have to be responsible. We can not blame a broker that they lost our money, unless they were involved in doing something illegal; which normally isn't the case. If you give full and total control to your broker and they loose your money it is your fault. It is your fault because you didn't take care of what is yours.

   I know that every broker and trading agent will tell you that they will take good care of your money. I am not saying that this is false; many brokers do take very good care of their clients' money. But we are focusing on YOU becoming a better investor! If YOU are going to become a better investor then you are going to have to educate yourself and decide how to invest your money.

   Have you ever loaned your car to someone? I have more then a few times and I hate it every time. I see the people driving off and they throw there empty Coke can on the floor board of the passenger seat as if it were the trash can. It makes me mad! Why? Because I worked hard to buy a nice car and I just washed it. I don't want sugar stains and stick floor mats. But my friend isn't interested because once he is done borrowing my car, he gives it back to me. Money is the same way, I repeat, "no one will take care of your money the same way as you will!"

   It really isn't that hard to be a successful investor. There are people out there that are not as smart as you making a lot of money in Forex trading. These individuals are doing well because they take control of their money and invest wisely.

   This is one of the reasons why I like trading in the Forex market. I can maintain control of my money at all times. I accomplish this by trading with an online forum in which I can control my losses and take in profits. To think that you will invest and never loose money is foolish, but at least you can control how much you loose. And in the end you can sleep at night because it was your decision to make that trade not someone else's.

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