Stock investment tips.

So certain events have occurred and I've decided to be a millionaire instead of a nurse, mainly to avoid any misunderstandings, since any misunderstandings would be big misunderstandings.

Anyway, I have my flaws, people misunderstand me, which I believe I have mentioned, perhaps I also am impatient and prefer to go my own way when learning things and end up out of the loop, not using the right terms and lingo, however on the plus side I have often been called a good judge of people/character and I believe I am quite competent and intelligent when I am committed.

What would be the absolute raw basics of investment then? I believe that I have the potential to become exceptional if I apply my finely honed reasoning skills to this task. I shall have my million in no time.

>>2
The thing is I recently bet on Obama because it was a sure thing and in a month gained 20% returns on my investment. If I had such an opportunity every month I would gain 792% returns per year. Obviously you don't get such opportunities everyday but I would only need a fraction of that success to achieve my goal in a reasonable amount of time. The idea is to find more opportunities.

What risks are there? Obviously I need to lay a few ground rules.

1: Never invest more than you are willing to lose.
2: Always do your research.
2a: Take into account the competition, avoid bubbles and speculation, chances are if you've heard of a "hot stock tip" 1000s of others have also, 6 hours ago.
3: The goal is generally low risk medium growth, that is where most of the money will go.

I intend to "trade paper" first before I commit.
>>3
I've exhausted my investment potential.
>>4
I interpret "pen" as a metaphor for negotiation. I understand this concept well. A miller and a baker, if the miller sets the price of a kilo of flour at $1.50 the baker can get cheaper flour from the miller in the next town, if no one in town buys flour the miller can sell it in the next town for $1 plus shipping. The baker wants the cheaper flour but knows the miller will set the price at $1.49 if he doesn't bust balls, likewise the miller knows the baker will drive the price down to $1.01 if he doesn't call his bluff, however both the miller and the baker make less money by using the services in the next town. This is where negotiation comes in. If the baker is rich and can afford to hold out longer should it come to that this would play to his advantage, however the miller could pretend to be rich or claim the cost of shipping is lower and he can sell in the next town for $1.10 plus shipping.
>>5
This is a rational calculation, not greed. It is in the interest of the greater good that I get my million.