hukka_nepali, just coz one is young does not mean that put ur money on something that could turn into total waste. "baluwa ma jati pani hale pani ... tyo sukerai janchha" if you are able to follow following, I am sure u would do well. 1. NEVER GET EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO A COMPANY i.e. STOCK 2. CLEARLY DISTINGUISH BETWEEN [1yrLONG TERM] PORTFOLIO. 3. IN SHORT TERM, IF YOU LOST MORE THAN 10-15% better SELL IT. there is no way those COMPANY can do better. { of course you need to account for market sentiment and competitors etc} 4. IF a STOCK is near 52 week HIGH then you neeed to be very cautious. and see all the fundamentals. 5. INSIDERS HOLDING/SELLING CLEARLY INDICATES the direction of COMPANIES. 6. If you are investing in a LEADER always invest in its COMPETITOR too. Ex. INTC and AMD; PFE and MRK, T and VZ etc 7. If you are INVESTING FOR LONG TERM USE INDICES to INVEST. i.e. QQQ, DJ, S&P etc. they do have consistent return. ===================================================== as always what do i know (O: