Lets face it, we all want high return investments but the majority of investors achieve mediocre returns and this is they dont understand two important facts.

If they did, they could be on their way to far higher returns And a true high yield investment.

Lets look at the above in more detail and two keys to making huge returns from your investment.

1. Success Has U in it!

What does this mean? Well, if you want to get rich you are going to have to do it for yourself.

Forget your broker, asset manager and friends, you need to step up and accept its down to you. This is true of anything in life, not just high return investments.

Dont worry. its not as daunting as it seems.

If you see a trade make your own mind up and dont listen to others - Do as you think best.

Lets give you some help on how to do this.

2. Most investors cant handle big gains!

You may think I am joking, as we all want big gains, dont we? True, but most of us cannot cope with the mental aspect of accepting them. Lets look at this in more detail and it will all become clear.

Look at a chart on any currency or commodity and what do you see?

Big trends that go on for months and years, most traders can get in on them, but cant stay with them. This is the problem and prevents them from getting a high yield investment.

Why? Because human emotions work against them, and they can never turn their trades into the profits that are staring them in the face.

For example, many traders enter a trade and are up say $3,000 dollars on a $10,000 account they have got 50% profit so lets bank it - Wrong!

The big trades only come a few times a year, so you need to milk them for all their worth to turn your trades into a high yield investment.

Destructive emotions

The larger a profit becomes the more a trader wants to take it, but each small correction in the market that eats into account equity then plays havoc with their emotions.

The fear of losing what they have causes them to act in the wrong way.

In the end they snatch the profit, as they cant handle (and dont have the conviction) to ride the trade for what its really worth.

They bank a couple of thousand dollars and then see the trade pile up $10 or 20,000 and their not in.

How to make a high yield investment work

A High yielding investment can be yours, but you need to do the following Have the mental discipline to accept and go for huge gains!

This is not mentioned much, but its just as important as all the usual advice like cut your losses quickly etc in fact its far more important.

Look at any chart of currency or commodity and you can see long term trends that last months or years - So go for them.

Here is some sound advice to turn your trades into a high yielding investment.

1. Accept responsibility for your trading and do your homework.

2. Use a long term technical system.

3. Trade infrequently The big trends only come a few times a year, so these are the ones you want to be in on.

4. Have the courage to go for these trends and ride them for all their worth.

5. Use options with lots of time to expiry and buy them at or near the money They give you staying power.

6. Give yourself a wider stop and dont bring it up to quickly where you can get stopped out by market noise.

7. Trade markets that trend long term such as currencies and energies.

8. Aim to make 100% per annum and ignore what all the experts tell you!

Your asset or fund manager will never give you a true high yield investment as they rely on commission and trading frequently to make a living and this is not going to help you make profits!

Do the above and you will soon see that if you pick your own trades and have courage and confidence - You can beat any fund manager and create a high yield investment they will envy!