The author, Michael J. Gerber is a seasoned veteran of the stock forum scene, where he has held membership roles in both AMAs as well as short-term discussions on different stocks. After being a leading vocal leader on a well known online stock forum on the forum (he declined to share exactly which one in particular), he now decided to pursue a more full-featured startup on the subject: The Terminal. This was not as easy as he might have thought it would be. Not only were there no market leaders, but there was also "a lot of misinformation" floating around. This led him on a quest to better explain what theTerminal is all about and how it works, and how other AMAs can help out. He hopes that by the time we get to the end of this article, other AMAs will have a better idea of what to do and where they should start, in order to help their fellow stock forum members.
So, first things first - what is the stock forum? It's a place where AMAs can come together - often thousands of them at a time - to share ideas, experiences, advice, thoughts, and anything else you can think of on any given stock topic. You don't need to have been in the industry for years before being able to participate; anyone can start or join up today! In fact, some of the older and more experienced stock forum members are actually younger today. This is because they have had time to get the training they need and learn the ropes in the days of their own leadership positions.
How can you find out if the stock forum you want to join is good and worth joining? Here are some simple guidelines to follow: - If you can't find any threads about a certain issue on the forum, then it probably isn't a good one. - Ask other AMAs for opinions. They're usually happy to help out, especially if they were able to gain some insight into the matter through the forum. - Read up on the stock market, so that you understand what goes on and how to deal with it.
If you find that a stock forum members' forum is full of useless, badly written posts that offer no real help, or posts that are filled with hateful remarks or attacks on others, then do yourself a favor and move on. If you have strong opinions about a company or industry, and you want to voice them, by all means do it here. However, don't let others turn you into a mouthpiece for their own personal agenda. Simply choose to participate...
In addition to helping you find a stock forum that is right for you, many also have chat rooms where you can speak with other members and even engage in heated debates if you wish. This type of interaction is best avoided unless you have nothing to lose. After all, you don't want to be known only as a spammer, right? These are only a few of the many benefits that can come from signing on with a professional stock forum.
The point of a stock forum is to provide educational and inspirational material to its members. If you want to learn how to invest in the stock market, then that is a very good thing! If you just want to spew negativity towards other members in an attempt to belittle them, then do so in your forum of choice! No one is perfect, so don't act like you are some super human who can bring about financial ruin on other people just because you think you're better than everyone else. It's not rocket science.