First off, you need to be committed to learning. Most investors lose their money because they lack the knowledge that successful investors have. If you don't want to lose your money, (Who would?,) then you need to read up on as much information about HYIPS as possible. (My blog is a great place to start. smile.gif...) This included learning how to choose the right program, how to diversify your investment, and what other stratieies that you should consider using. A professional HYIP investor doesn't learn from his mistakes after losing money, Instead, he learns first so he doesn't ever lose money.