Cherry Picking The Diamonds From The Stock Market

how can I tell if the stocks I picked will make me money?

I put money into Sharebuilder, but now don’t know now if I did the right thing. How can I make sure if I did the right think. Is there a way to know for sure if my stocks that i picked will make me money , I have mcdonalds, exxon, marathon, Procter& Gamble , steel company, biofuel, and a couple of others, What do I need to do to make big money? Please let me know.

If you want to make big money, you will have to start with big money for no one is giving anything away at the moment. One never knows if the picks will be profitable. You hope that those in which you have made investments are the leaders in their field, innovators and financially responsible companies. You also want them to be somewhat shareholder oriented.