SLIDESHOW: Don Miller's Most Important Tips for Traders

In writing

, Don Miller hoped to achieve one thing: he wanted to help traders avoid the mistakes that he had made.

This month, Miller told Benzinga all about the

that he made as a trader. Now he's outlined all of the important things that he has learned since he began investing. "Make sure you keep trading in perspective," said Miller. "It's a business. It's a way to provide a service and to provide sustenance for you and your family. It's nothing else." Miller also said that he personally learned that the financial industry needs "a lot more transparency." "There [are] so many people that misunderstand the business of trading," he said. "They think it's this or that. The term 'day trading' was big in the '90s, but [actually] understanding what it is… It's a business and should be treated as such."