How to Get Legitimate Stock Investing Advice

Finding legitimate stock market investment advice isn't as easy as you might think. Much of the advice you read on the Internet or get in the mail is a classic pump and dump scam. How can you make sure the stock advice you receive is legitimate?

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ability to discern between two writeups
• Ability to stay away from sales pitches.
• Advice from those who don't have a stake in it themselves.

1. 
   Take a closer look at investment tips

   At some point almost every investor goes looking for some sound stock market investment advice. There is nothing wrong with that at all, but you just need to understand that not all stock market tips or stock investment advice is created equal.

2. The Internet is a source of a whole lot of information about the stock market and investments. Some of the information is terrific and some of it is simply a sales pitch. Stock market investment advice should be thorough and all picks or selections should be justified by solid reasoning.

3. 
   Be wary of pushy stock market newsletters

   What should you make sure you avoid when looking for the best stock market investing advice? Avoid anything that sounds too good to be true or promises far too much. Newsletters and message board posts that promise 100% returns annually are simply ridiculous and should be avoided at all costs. In general try to stay away from getting stock market investment advice from someone who will benefit in a big way from you following their advice and buying or selling a certain stock or asset.

4. What kind of characteristics should you look for when looking for legitimate stock market advice? Look for those who have built up a solid reputation over time in the stock market. It is also a very good idea to look for stock market research from companies such as S&P, Moody, Morningstar, etc. These companies are not promoting any particular stocks or mutual funds, rather they are calling it as they see it.

5. In your quest to find legitimate stock market investing advice you'll have to have some patience and you'll need to keep track of your favorite investment research websites and save them as a favorite. The thing you cannot do is trust other people on stock message boards to have your interest in mind, because that is almost never the case. Look out for yourself and be careful out there!

Tips & Warnings

• Use the stock market research from a respected online broker, since these are usually thorough and free of sales pitches.
• Penny Stocks are a particularly bad area for pump and dump scams. Tread carefully with penny stock investments.
• If it sounds too good to be true it is.Stay away!