Stock Analysis: An Introduction – NerdWallet
For the average retail investor, trying to beat the market by analyzing and investing in individual stocks isn’t an easy feat.
According to Keith Lichtman, the Managing Director of Concert Financial Planning in Atlanta, it’s fine for investors to educate themselves on the basics of stock analysis, but most aspiring stock traders fail to realize how unlikely it is to see sustained success.
“Over a long-term time horizon, say five, 10, 15, 20 years and beyond,” Lichtman says, “it’s extremely hard to pick winning securities.”
But if you’ve got the itch to learn more about stock analysis, it’s best to go about it responsibly. And while Lichtman doesn’t recommend it to his clients, he says investors who have already funded a…
