1. One is to choose a company stock which is familiar to you or you can understand. Don’t waste your investment on companies you don’t understand, most likely you would end up wasting your time and money in investing with them. Also, learn to see through the distractions and decorations the public relations put up to make them seem flashy and high tech.
2. Check out the board of directors of the company you think you would invest in. Sometimes their background of where they come from or who they are would tell if the company is stable or would implode sooner or later. Also check if the board of directors seem appropriate for the job. Good leaders would yield good benefits for everyone in the company.
3. Last, check if their financial standing is liquid and check if their finance has been growing for the past few years. Public companies are required by law to publish their financial records so this should be accessible to everyone.

There, those are three tips to help you avoid losing money. Find a good company that suites yourself, so your time and money will not be wasted in investing somewhere you have no idea about. Knowing where to invest and how to invest in them would determine if you can make a profit or not in the world of the stock market.