So what is the basic foundation of an investor? It's a state-of-MIND! You can induce it - but only if you are willing to drive yourself enough! 

You will be sooo amazed at how easy most things are if you just try to read the books first! The truth is: Most people can't read or they read poorly if they read at all. So if you can't really read...STOP RIGHT HERE. GO learn to read first. If you can't read, you can't be an investor and forget about being a speculator. Reading is the basic skill you must have to do EVERYTHING BEYOND THIS POINT. 

So everyone has to start somewhere, and since investing or speculating will continue to grow and transform as technology progresses, there will always be newcomers. Our main purpose here is to present information that will help those new to the scene to get started on their foray into the world of investing. The best way to start, and continue, building your knowledge base is to read up on material. Try locating everything you can, on and offline, about Money Management, Trend Following, Discipline, Technical Analysis, The Futures Mechanism etc etc etc, whatever. Then read it. Study it. Understand it. You can never know too much...so… you keep reading!

We would like to point out here: "If you think education is expensive [and learning is time wasted], try ignorance." - Derek Bok 

Happy Readership.

Sincerely yours,

Dzulkafli Ismail,
Reg. Dealer Representative,
Okachi (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (56187-U)
(Member of Bursa Malaysia & MDCH)

PS.As Malaysians, if you do have any doubt regarding any kind of investment, please refer to: 

The Securities Industry Development Centre 
Securities Commission 
No. 3 Persiaran Bukit Kiara 
Bukit Kiara 
50490 Kuala Lumpur 
Malaysia
Homepage: www.sc.com.my

PS 2. SC has many reading materials for references. It gives free brochures too :-)