16. Educate Yourself On The Stock Market
Exactly how does the stock market it work and what do all those numbers and figures you are looking at actually mean? The best thing that you can do to understand the stock market is to read. Read a lot. Read newspapers like The Wall Street Journal, which are keenly tuned in to what is happening in the stock market. The average person does not know much about the stock market much less understand it, so don’t feel bad if this development takes some time.
But also read books that can help you better understand these investments. Don’t wait until you get to the office to turn your brain on and decide that you need to pay attention to stocks. While you’re commuting, read something that will help you understand the stock market and motivate you to learn more. Feel free to research everything you can about the stock market from where to invest, how much, and when to do it.