Following Zhihu, now Toutiao has also "fallen". In this era of popular self-media, it seems that it has become a new money-making model to obtain traffic through eyeballs to monetize. As far as stocks are concerned, so-called "stock gods" and "stock men" such as Xu Xiaofeng are almost endless. Despite repeated failures in the interpretation of the market, they can still reap a large number of fans, which is simply weird. So, what are the strengths of these stocks and whether they have the ability to teach others to make money in stocks.
How strong are the stock market heroes
I personally think that heroes such as Xu Xiaofeng who have many fans are still of a certain level. Although they are often slapped and unrepentant when judging the market, they still have certain unique insights into the general situation. And it is commendable that they at least have no long-formed argument telling others what stocks to buy to make money. More is to post some brief comments with simple data and pictures, as if everything is said, but it is really not helpful for investors who want specific guidance.
Therefore, it is recommended that the majority of fans take a look. If you want to rely on their opinions to make money in stocks, it is better to be cautious. At least, I think that a great god who is able to teach others to make money in stocks should not have this leisure time to write headlines and be a stockman.
How do stock market heroes make money
Since the heroes do not trade in stocks by themselves or help others to get dividends, how do they make money? It is not just for fun to read and write articles every day. Here is a summary of the ways of making money for heroes:
1. Content creation revenue, taking Toutiao as an example, has only been popular in just a few years. The method is to rely on universal free content innovation. In order to maintain this innovative vitality, the company has given a considerable amount of funds to reward content creators with high click-through rates, so a large number of self-media workers who make a living have appeared.
2. Advertising effect. When heroes have a large fan base and a high click-through rate, they will naturally have a certain celebrity effect and have the opportunity to get a share of income from advertisers.
3. Pay for knowledge. Authors who have opened a knowledge column can earn income by paying for subscriptions and selling courses.
4. Fan contribution. Sometimes fans don’t give much rewards, but accumulating less and accumulating more is quite an income.
Are there any liars in the stock market heroes?
There must be, and there are quite a few. Investors must be vigilant to prevent being deceived. There are also some heroes who specialize in raising accounts to make money, and once they have accumulated a large number of fans, they will be sold to a team that specializes in operations. So, even if you think it’s a great hero, maybe it’s not the person who writes it after a while.
There are also a few heroes who dare to recommend stocks in violation of the regulations. They set up with some institutions and use their popularity to trick fans into receiving the stocks that the institutions want to ship. What's more, it is simply pretending to be a big V in the stock market, using one-on-one guidance, real quotations and other gimmicks to trick retail investors into opening accounts on black platforms for stock trading.
In general, it is not reliable to think that the stock market heroes who follow the headlines make money by trading in stocks, after all, they are only making money by doing traffic. Therefore, watch and learn more for yourself, and don't believe that other people are the fundamental way to solve the problem.