The price of gold has leapt from $1700 to $1900 in a matter of minutes over the previous week so new investors might be nervous about getting into such a volatile market.
Traders themselves are undecided about the current fluctuations and conflicting advice is prevalent.
You may have heard the saying 'when in doubt, do nowt' and this could not be more true when looking at the stock market at present.
It is very easy to sit and try and work out how much profit you could have made on certain stocks when the market is moving that quickly.
This is a simplistic way of thinking and not healthy.
The main aim of most investors is to earn a good return on their investment.
Rushing to chase the trends is foolhardy and not a good way of forward thinking.
It is essential to remember that you should never invest more than you can afford to lose.
This is especially true at the current time.
A lot of experts are not confident about the advice they are giving at the moment because of how volatile the market is.
Whereas investors used to contact a stockbroker who used to buy for them, it's now much easier and cheaper for each investor to deal with every transaction for themselves.
There is companies online where it's even possible to compare the cost of trading.
And choosing to make the purchase or sale yourself will let you have more of a sense of ownership over your securities.
Being involved personally means that it will be much more fun for you.
There just isn't the same amount of fun involved in getting a stockbroker to look after this process for you.
It becomes just like a transaction.
For those people who want to safeguard their position as much as possible, taking advice from a broker is advised; however, at a hobby level when it's for the pleasure of knowing that you might have made the correct decision over your purchases, buying and selling - to put it differently, trading - online, is a great way to proceed.
A minimum stake in investments like silver and gold is more than likely wiser and will be more interesting than investing large amounts.
Another style of investment that has been bandied about recently is the possibility of investing in platinum but it is still too early to tell.
Another small investment which investors do commonly overlook is that of depositing funds into a cash ISA which, although no-one will earn a fortune is a safe way of increasing the original sum being saved.
A person can invest up to £5340 in a cash ISA at this time and this amount can be placed in monthly amounts.
However the amount that can be saved in a cash ISA cannot exceed £5340 in a tax year and you can take money out during the year too.
Don't forget that you are unable to replace any withdrawn funds during the same tax year.
Just remember, though that the interest paid on the account is tax free for as many years as it remains there.
Before you invest heavily on the stock market, it could be wise to set up an ISA account as you can fall back on this if you need to.
Traders themselves are undecided about the current fluctuations and conflicting advice is prevalent.
You may have heard the saying 'when in doubt, do nowt' and this could not be more true when looking at the stock market at present.
It is very easy to sit and try and work out how much profit you could have made on certain stocks when the market is moving that quickly.
This is a simplistic way of thinking and not healthy.
The main aim of most investors is to earn a good return on their investment.
Rushing to chase the trends is foolhardy and not a good way of forward thinking.
It is essential to remember that you should never invest more than you can afford to lose.
This is especially true at the current time.
A lot of experts are not confident about the advice they are giving at the moment because of how volatile the market is.
Whereas investors used to contact a stockbroker who used to buy for them, it's now much easier and cheaper for each investor to deal with every transaction for themselves.
There is companies online where it's even possible to compare the cost of trading.
And choosing to make the purchase or sale yourself will let you have more of a sense of ownership over your securities.
Being involved personally means that it will be much more fun for you.
There just isn't the same amount of fun involved in getting a stockbroker to look after this process for you.
It becomes just like a transaction.
For those people who want to safeguard their position as much as possible, taking advice from a broker is advised; however, at a hobby level when it's for the pleasure of knowing that you might have made the correct decision over your purchases, buying and selling - to put it differently, trading - online, is a great way to proceed.
A minimum stake in investments like silver and gold is more than likely wiser and will be more interesting than investing large amounts.
Another style of investment that has been bandied about recently is the possibility of investing in platinum but it is still too early to tell.
Another small investment which investors do commonly overlook is that of depositing funds into a cash ISA which, although no-one will earn a fortune is a safe way of increasing the original sum being saved.
A person can invest up to £5340 in a cash ISA at this time and this amount can be placed in monthly amounts.
However the amount that can be saved in a cash ISA cannot exceed £5340 in a tax year and you can take money out during the year too.
Don't forget that you are unable to replace any withdrawn funds during the same tax year.
Just remember, though that the interest paid on the account is tax free for as many years as it remains there.
Before you invest heavily on the stock market, it could be wise to set up an ISA account as you can fall back on this if you need to.
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