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What's the best way to get basic investment training? You can avoid common investment mistakes and increase your chances of successful investments through a mixture of principle-based learning and real-world experience.

If nothing cost money, many of the problems we face would be much simpler and there'd be no need for basic investment training. But the fact of the matter is that things do cost money, and the more money they cost, the more problems that can result.

If you're planning to make your first investments, you're no doubt thinking about those potential problems. Good - it's only smart to do so. After all, it's your money that you'll be risking. But there's a sure way to minimize your risk and give yourself some extra confidence in order to take the big plunge of investment.

Learn as much as you can about investment through the many resources available online.

Understand some of the basic principles of investment:

Don't over-invest,
Always calculate your potential return on investment (ROI),
Only invest with money that you could stand to do without,
Do the background research on any property or company you want to invest in, and
Make sure you know the right time to back out of an investment and reinvest your money elsewhere.
Once that's in the back of your head, get some real-world experience! There are many ways to do this.

You might find a trusted friend or investment partner with a little bit more experience than you. Consider adding some additional money to his or her preexisting investments, then work closely with that person on managing the investment.

They'll no doubt be glad to help - you're helping their property grow, after all! - and you'll be able to pick up some useful real-world experience in the process.

If you know a property owner in the area, consider working for them temporarily on property maintenance, rent collection, or any number of other tedious but necessary jobs. It'll help you understand more about the day-to-day reality of investing in property, and you won't even be risking any money.

Any good plan for getting basic investment training will include both of these components.

Learn the theory, then learn the practice. That's all there is to basic investment training. After that, it's up to you, your money, and your good sense as you take it investment by investment all the way to the top!

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