Unfortunately, some FoE players become perplexed or baffled by investment threads and don’t use them, missing out on an opportunity to quickly level GBs, gain rewards, and advance in player ranking. This is unfortunate since these missed opportunities provide fast progression into higher tiers or possibly move up rankings more rapidly.
Investors must consider various constraints that could impede their investments and document these constraints as part of a comprehensive investment program. Documenting them helps identify responsibilities and accountabilities more clearly.
Risk
Investment risks involve the potential loss of your investments; this risk is inherent to investing, which is why risk takers typically are rewarded through higher returns. There are various forms of risks which could impact investments; this may include market, inflationary, liquidity, political or operational risks which all have different impacts and should be assessed thoroughly before making decisions regarding investments.
Market risk refers to the possibility that an investment’s value may decrease due to market conditions, including economic downturns and geopolitical events. Although risk cannot be eliminated completely from investing processes, its effect can be minimized through diversification strategies. Inflationary risk refers to the possibility that rising prices will reduce the purchasing power of assets such as bonds or savings accounts, potentially jeopardizing their value over time. Liquidity risk refers to the possibility that an investment won’t be able to be quickly sold at a fair price, especially in cases of limited trading volumes or reduced investor interest. Political risk refers to any government legislation which may influence tax or foreign exchange rate changes that impact investments negatively.
Time horizon
Time Horizon refers to the length of time an investor plans on keeping his or her investments before returning them with interest. Your time horizon can have a major effect on what type of investments you choose, the level of risk you take on them, and their potential returns; shorter-term horizon investments tend to be less risky while more aggressive approaches could include longer-term holding periods.
As soon as you need the money back from an investment, the most critical element in determining its time horizon should be how long you have until withdrawing it from it. Your options for investing will change according to how long before withdrawing takes place – for instance if your withdrawal date is within five years, consider cash-like assets like money market funds and savings accounts, which can easily be liquidated to protect against market fluctuations without losing much in terms of returns.
On the other hand, when saving for major life milestones such as retirement or buying a house, your investment time horizon will likely be longer; as such, you will likely accept greater levels of risk while diversifying your portfolio with more equities than bonds.
Consider whether or not there is the possibility that your investment time horizon could unexpectedly reduce, such as losing your job or your home being damaged, which would force you to sell investments and lose money. This risk, known as Horizon Risk, can be reduced by setting aside an emergency fund.
Your investment horizon will also play a factor in choosing between technical or fundamental analysis. Technical analysis uses charts and prices as its foundation; fundamental analysis takes a more in-depth approach by looking at company fundamentals. In general, investors with shorter-term horizons tend to follow technicals while those with longer horizons tend to stay with their research even in face of daily noise and volatility.
Requirements
FoE players new to investment threads may find them baffling or confusing at first, leaving them wondering whether it’s really worth their while to use one. Unfortunately, this may lead some players not using investment threads at all – missing out on listing GBs for sale and taking up slots that others have listed; also watching as other guildmates, neighbors and friends quickly level up their GBs and earn rewards faster. It can help if newcomers were provided with information explaining what constitutes an investment thread’s format in order for newcomers to comprehend its workings better. To assist newcomers, it can help if newcomers gain familiarity with how investment threads work and some basic calculations involving calculations so as newcomers understand how investment threads function better.
