Would you pay thousands of dollars to attend an investment workshop?

I think there are several factors to take into consideration

• Level of experience

• Capital that you have

• Reviews and speaker's credibility

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Level of experience:

If you are a beginner, I personally wouldn't recommend? Think that there are several really good books and free articles online that are sufficient

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Capital that you have:

If you are only investing $10+k then I don't really see the point of spending thousands

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Reviews and speaker's credibility:

Do some research to see if the speaker is credible and if the course is useful.

Also, do take into consideration the topics and which domain/ aspect of investment is being taught (stocks, bonds, properties?)

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If you are a pure beginner and the workshop offers you lessons such reading balance sheet items, cashflow projections and understanding of management vs minority shareholders and psychology of investing; such workshops are worth the thousand of dollar fee. This is because the mentioned topics are the basic tenents to active investing on your own.

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However if the workshop offers by selling you their patented valuation model or secret investing formula, these are workshops I would stay away from.

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On a side note, active investing is not just about equipping yourself with knowledge but knowing your own tempearament to investing.