Should New Stock Investors Buy IPO Shares?

IPO’s or initial public (stock) offerings usually excite new investors.

If you are one of those new investors then you may have asked this question at least once: “Is ABC, Inc. a good IPO company to buy?”

Now here are a few notes why you shouldn’t rush yourself into buying initial “barya” shares of these IPO’s:

1) These IPO’s will only offer you very limited number of shares through your stockbroker. Yes, you will not be able to become seatmates with Travellers International executives by buying their IPO shares equivalent to a minimum boardlot of common shares.

2)  Since they’re relatively new (as a public company), you barely know their financial condition or how they performed in the past. Therefore, you don’t have any basis at all to forecast if they will grow further at all in the future.

3) Only the big players benefit from “flipping” IPO’s. It’s an elitist move from these companies and their underwriters. Only those with millions/billions are given the chance to be richer buying and selling these IPO stocks.

4) Buying IPO shares on the first days or weeks is not ideal for long-term investors. Especially if you don’t know the background of that new company. You’re likely to buy it at a higher price.

And if you are a daring day trader, you don’t have any clue as to when these IPO share prices will shoot up again after it crashes. Yes, IPO share prices do crash after several days and weeks or even months and years.

5) IPO share prices go up not because these companies are performing well during their initial public offering period but because they are nothing but “hype”. When greed stalks in, active IPO traders will sell all their shares therefore causing its price to really go down.

But in fairness, there were IPO gems that performed well from it’s initial offer up to its normal trading days. They are hard to find though.

“I Love The Brand of this IPO, When Should I Buy Them?”

Wait until these companies show their performance in the market and how their business fare for at least one year. Observe and evaluate how they are able to handle the pressures of being a new publicly-listed company.

Meanwhile, stick to your old reliable blue chip stocks.

“So…Should I Really Not Buy IPO Shares?”

It really depends on your personal decision and your financial capacity to do so.

But then again, make sure that you already fully understand what you are investing in.

It’s not that you “should not buy IPO”. It’s just that there are better options for you as a new investor.

As you go along in your investing journey, you should be able to study and discern whether a new stock on the block is a good buy. You should also be able to know when to sell your IPO shares.

“Oh Okay, What’s an IPO Again?”

Haayyy.

Just watch this video and let me know if you understood it by posting your comments below.

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