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Read this paragraph and answer the question below.

A Warning

 

'If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!' This expression is a warning which can be applied to investing in the stock market. It tells you that if you are not prepared to take risks, then you should look for another way to invest your money - a way that involves less risk.

Investing in the stock market requires nerves of steel: People who panic when the prices of their shares go down often lose money because they sell their shares too early.

Which answers below best complete the following sentence? Choose the 2 correct answers. The author's purpose in the text is to warn people that…

investing in the stock market requires a specific type of personality.

the stock market may not be a suitable investment for everybody.

staying in the kitchen is not a good idea because of the heat.

they should not invest in the stock market.