What are the Risks of Stock Investment?

[Suba]

Stocks are one type of profitable investment instrument that can be used as a source of passive income and can also be used to build wealth in the long term. However, as investors, of course we must also know the risks contained in stocks so that investors can anticipate and minimize the risk of loss from stocks. In your opinion, what are the risks of stock investment?

 

[Springtime]

As we all know, the price of stocks fluctuates. I mainly invest for long term purposes. I buy dividend paying blue chip stocks.

 

[Starmix]

I am new to stock investment. It was 5 months ago that I invested in stocks but I am always reading about the risks of stocks and the possible combat to avoid them.

 

[King Belieal]

The stock of a company can greatly depreciate due to varying factors and one ends up losing out on the investment.

 

[Augusta]

I think it is when the price crashes that the investors get really affected as the price would go low and one would lose money

 

[Suba]

Issuers and investors must also be aware of uncontrollable external influences that cause changes in market conditions, this type of risk cannot be avoided such as changes in economic and political conditions, interest rates and investor sentiment.

 

[Kera]

The value of the stocks of the company can just crash for one reason or the other and your investment depreciates.

 

[Suba]

One of the risks of stock investment that is often unexpected is the SUSPEND carried out by the stock exchange, because the issuer does not issue a financial statement when there is an extreme fluctuation in stock prices.