I am also still fairly new (started Jan last year) and succeeded to make a profit of 26% for the year! Advice from a beginner: * Attend standard bank's free courses (I've attended 3 so far) * 'Keep your ears to the ground' (I've listened to market overviews on my way to work - radio 702, read market overviews most days, follow people on chat forum - sometimes very useful information, but one needs to learn to find common themes and who to trust) * Develop strategy/plan and revise if necessary (based on information - from articles, experts, internet, etc. - you will soon find common theme(s); common theme for 2014 is poor rand/$ exchange rate and better returns from develop markets - use this information to develop best strategy for you...) * STICK TO YOUR PLAN, don't react, LEARN FROM MISTAKES * Keep on learning and learn who you should trust for guidance when needed (I'm working full time in very demanding job - the interesting thing is that investing is not time consuming and MUCH easier what you may think!)
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