How often have you bought a stock because someone told you it was a good company to own? It is still amazing to see so many individual investors with such a gamblers mentality when it comes to the stock market. In this article, I will provide you with five simple steps that will help you dramatically improve the odds of making money on every trade or investment that you take. In fact, if the stock you are looking to buy does not comply with any of these steps involved it might be better to simply leave the equity alone. Here is the five step checklist that you should have before buying any stock: ...Continue reading here: http://bit.ly/1mFc4Vc