{"id":11607,"title":"TheBizLounge: Five things new investors should avoid when buying shares","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2017-06-27T14:06:13+00:00","modified":"2017-06-27T14:06:13+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/thebizlounge-five-things-new-investors-should-avoid-when-buying-shares/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/thebizlounge-five-things-new-investors-should-avoid-when-buying-shares.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/thebizlounge-five-things-new-investors-should-avoid-when-buying-shares.json","category":"TheBizLounge","categories":["TheBizLounge"],"tags":["INVESTING"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stencil-Google-Chrome-2023-04-19-at-2.47.43-PM.jpeg?fit=1231%2C615&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"![](https://www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MJ-Biz-Lounge-27-Jun-1024x571.jpg)\n\nTaking the stress out of stocks…\n\nIf you’re just starting out as an investor in stocks and shares, here are Mark’s top five pitfalls you should try to avoid in order to build a well rounded portfolio."}