There is a great deal of money to be made on the stock market and many ways in which you can do it. But, as with anything that offers such high returns, there will always be the potential for great losses too.
However, what many people do not realise is that trading on the stock market is not one single practice. Instead, there are many ways to put your money into stocks or shares, some carrying a high risk and some carrying a much lower one.
The potential for risk (and indeed gain) will vary dramatically depending on numerous different things including how much you invest, how much attention you can pay your investment and even, in many ways, your age.
Whilst your age won’t actually make a difference to how much you can earn or lose, how much it can affect you is very different. For those who are using stocks instead of SIPPs to bolster finances in old age, the affect of losing money will be much greater than for someone who still has plenty of time to regenerate finance through work. SIPPs will of course have risk too, and each option will require the right type of investment management.
No matter how old you are, or what you wish to use the stock market for, it will usually be best to speak to an investment management company before you do so. They will be able to tell you the many different options available to you and just how much risk, and potential gain, there is for each and every one. Playing the stock market is always going to involve a certain amount of risk, but by knowing all your options and having a dedicated broker look after your investments, you can make sure that you only take a level of risk you are comfortable with.