QUOTE(ekompute @ Apr 19 2013, 02:30 PM)
I didn't ask for the exact amount... just a rough idea because I haven't yet seen anybody making money. Losing money, a lot. The guys making big money are those who have insider information and the big boys manipulating the market.
Fundamental analysis? I was at a bank cashing out my unit trusts that haven't been earning any money for almost a decade. There was one Malay guy beside me who cursed and swore. He too was cashing out and saying goodbye to unit trusts. Isn't it true that unit trust managers are supposed to be experts in the stock market? So how come we are not even earning the same amount as putting the money in the bank and doing nothing?
You really need to brush up on your investing skills. Not all UT are the same, some are crap but others are good. If you just listened to the UT agent (glorified salesman) and did not do your due diligence, you will not likely to do well. It also depends on your buying period, asset allocation and if you continuously invested during the dips. The UTs which i have bought in early 2000's has return several fold to me already.
You have a skewed perception of the stock market that is destined to 'fail' there are lots of individual investors here that has made substantial profits from the investment. Fundamental analysis is a lot of work and it is not easy, but then earning money does not come easy. It takes a lot of hard work and constant learning. I starting investing in 2003 and so far has been through a large crash (Asian financial crisis) in 2008, still I comes up ahead, with my earning beating FD interest rate hands down. AND I am still learning and consider myself a newbie. So yes, people do earn money from stock market, but you cannot just expect those profits will be handed to you in a silver platter.
Spend some time studying your investment before you plonk your hard earned money, I am sure you can do well also.. have heart & confidence, but put some effort into it.
This post has been edited by gark: Apr 19 2013, 04:14 PM 
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