Should I buy Facebook, it has grown by XYZ% in one year?
Uber's IPO seems like a great opportunity, should I buy it?
MTN will continue to dominate the market, should I buy it?
E.g. Google was great until last week when US congress started anti-trust talks.
You can't. It's always better to diversify.
E.g. Enron couldn't fail until it did.
thestreet.com/story/10032955…
a) The skills to select the best individual stock.
b) The time to do the research required.
c) The psychic ability to predict the future.
Instead, buy.
1) A diversified mutual fund.
2) An index fund.
3) A money market fund.
I know many people don't have access to safe investments so I have been thinking about starting an international investment fund to bridge the gap between financial literacy and investment decisions.
Please send an email to investwithtayo@gmail.com to let me know if you could potentially be interested in an international investment fund with a "safety first" conservative philosophy.
Thanks.