At my age of 34, probably, taking a college undergraduate
degree in stock trading would help me in my retirement age. I plan to invest in
stocks and bonds once I reach my retirement age. But I often asked myself, “do
colleges really have courses designed to help graduates know more about the
stock market?” I’ve asked around the Internet and discovered the following
truths.
In reality, no college or university actually offers a
course in stock trading. You and I can learn about stock trading by reading
books about the stock market, looking at the daily Wall Street Journal and
Barrons and knowing the terminologies they use in the magazine. Stock trading
is like a foreign language.
However, based on my research, experts say that if you want
to learn a thing or two about stock market investing in college, I should
probably take economics courses and audited accounting classes.
Understanding a
company financial report, knowing how to calculate risk analysis, probability
and statistics are great knowledge that can help future investors know where to
put their money to minimize losses and increase gains.
Many experts also say that many beginners in the field will
ultimately lose so much in the first year. Inevitable as it is, according to
them, the stock market is a lesson on trial-and-error. Some patterns, no matter
how predictable, still have a tail risk that is highly improbable, yet they can
still happen.
So, should I take classes or no? I think I’d rather trust my
experience on this one. Besides, online courses for the mathematical side of
things are available online.
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