Why people loose money at the stock market

Why people loose money at the stock market: The first factor is "NO EXIT STRATEGY" The level of your greed determines how much loss a person will incur in the stock market. You can not be greedy and at the same time make money. A greedy man in the stock market is the man who buys a stock for example at $2 and even when the stock appreciates two months later to $4 refuses to sell but wants to sell at $200 within the next 8 months. Eventually such a person ends up losing all. Another factor that can make someone to loose money in the stock market is fear. When you are afraid of losing money in the stock market, you may eventually loose it. It takes a man to first see money with his mind before he can see it with his eyes. You need foresight in the stock market to make money and avoid loss. If you do not see money in the stock market you see loss and what you see is what you get.
In addition to the factors above, one major thing a lot of investors fail to do in stock market is to ascertain the right time to sell. This cause so many investors a lot of losses because they fail to sell at the right time. Another factor is ignorance. Ignorance is a killer and to kill your ignorance about the stock market, you need to educate yourself by attending financial seminars, reading books and other materials about capital market. If you don't want to loose money in 2009, then you must carefully take note of the following when going into any investment. Time to buy, Time to hold and Time to sell. If you discreetly master the three factors above, then you can be sure to avoid any loss. Out of these three the most important is the time to sell. Let me emphasize that if you overlook this, then you may have to overlook your losses as well