By Chuck R Stewart
2008 and 2009 have proven to be some of the most trying years for the stock market. It has hit all time lows and has basically everyone that had invested in stocks losing money on their investments this past year. Because of that, a lot of people are now deciding to not invest in the stock market and just saving their money in traditional savings accounts which typically do not earn much interest. For several people, losing half of the retirement or college funds has scared them into not wanting to buy stocks again. This is understandable but you should not be afraid to once again trust in the market.
The stock market has plummeted several times before alwayscoming back so if you are simply patient, it will get better over time. Another good idea is to think out of the box with your money. A good option is to use a DO, or a direct offering. This is a method to invest in a smaller company that has not gone public yet but is about to, they just need to raise capitalto make that possible. By becoming one of the investors in that smaller company, you can choose to greatly understand quite a bit about the company first. 
Where do you discover a direct offering? As someone who is deciding on whether or not to invest in a DO, you can find out about these smaller companies from a financial advisor or even by a search on the world wide web. Once you have found a small company that is available, be certain you research that it is a legitimate company and not something that is just trying to take your money and run. Once that is determined to be a good choice, you will be notified when the company's shares will go on resale to the public. You can invest a large amount or a more conservative amount, that all depends on how comfortable you are with the risk factor involved. As with several opportunities that could be lucrative, there is a risk involved and the chance that your money will be lost. Thisalthough, offers those that arenervous to buy stocks oflarger companies that have already lost them money in the market a new unique way to possibly make some money differently.
As we all have seen, all large companies that end up successful have started out small in the beginning and this is your opportunity to do just that. By choosing the direct offering concept, you also eliminate the middle man which could help with your end result as well.
With the difficult economy currently, people wanting to be wise|smart] with their money are looking for alternative ways on how to invest. This is just an example of how to do that and hopefully own shares of a company that once becoming a publicly traded company will continue to prosper and therefore make you money unlike larger companies that arefailing. - 23309
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