how many of you have ever invested in stock andshares?

Even if I do want to invest some money in shares of stocks, I just possibly can't due to financial issues. In fact, I'm in search for shares which are for initial public offering (IPO) but money or lack of capital hinders me from engaging in this business. My mother used to invest in this business and if I'm not mistaken, she's able to gain some profit from this. I'm not certain, however, if she still has investments in this stocks business. Some of my current officemates have invested a portion of their earnings in shares of stocks of popular companies and just recently, one of them was able to retrieve her investment with corresponding profit from a particular company after almost ten years. This is quite a blessing and a disadvantage of investing in stocks, at the same time. I guess that if one plans to invest money on this type of business, he should be ready to place the cash or earnings he is sure he won't be needing for quite some time; and he should be ready for some setbacks, too. I personally think that to avoid losses here, one should know how to play his cards right. It's adviseable to place your money in stocks but keep it only for a short period of time. For instance, if you bought a hundred shares for one or two dollars per share; be ready to sell it if the market dictates it to be merely 2.50 dollars per share. This way, you could invest your money again in another business.

i dont have knowledge about stocks and shares these days i am also thinking to invest some money but i would prefr to take a insurance policy bcz there is our money is secured