Market forces, know as supply and demand, play a significant role in the determination of price. Understanding the basics of economics can assist an investor in two ways:
- The investor is able to make an educated assessment of where the economy and financial markets are in the current economic cycle. And therefore, which asset classes will most likely offer the greatest return, and
- The investor (and trader) will be better placed to understand which side of the market is driving a stock’s price. For example, is it the supply side or underlying demand that is currently moving a stock’s price?
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