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My belief is that by applying 'The Zulu Principle' anyone with average intelligence, who is prepared to make a substantial personal effort, can become a relatively expert investor. You get out of investment what you put into it, so the first decision you have to make is how much time you are prepared to devote to the initial task of acquring a basic knowledge of investment. This will vary with aptitude and the level of expertise you hope to achieve. To give a ball-park idea, I would suggest that if you make investment your main interest for about six months, during which you do a great deal of reading about it and attend an investment lesson or seminar, that should be sufficient to give you a good grounding.
After that you will continue to improve if you carry on reading more books, the Investors Chronicle each week and the Financial Times daily or at least on Saturdays. You will also become more expert from the experience of managing your own portfolio, which will probably take you about two hours a week. You could spend less time, but if you want superior results, you have to make the extra effort.
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