How do you choose your first stock market investment? Doug Morris the CEO of Sharesight offers some tips about making that first stock purchase.

• Find a company that you know well
• A well established company that has been around for a long time
• Have a look at analyst reports of the company and see if they are pointing to a higher price in the future
• Purchase the minimum amount and never any amount that you can't afford to lose
• Once you own it read and research everything you can as a way of learning how companies are valued
• Be prepared for the stock to drop after you purchase it. It will prepare you for losses and handling the psychology of investing
• Keep learning

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