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Anton Wolf · Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 2111

IM wanting to START INVESTING. IN STOCKS OR BONDS LET ME KNOW

Olga · Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 2182

Dont take this the wrong way, but you're obviously a beginner. Beginners don’t have business investing in single stocks and, Truthfully, neither do most experienced investors. Certain individual bonds can make some sense for a beginner, but typically the returns of a bond a stream of earning arent what majority of people need in an investment. more, majority of people starting out in investing dont know how to go with their objectives with the correct individual bond. steer clear of those, too.

My suggestion: log onto Fidelity.com and Vanguard.com. One of those will most likely be your best bet. Find a mutual fund that reflects a broad market of stocks like the S&amp,P 500 or the Wilshire 5000 and invest in that. The best way to do that's to invest smaller amounts, via dollar cost averaging, over a longer time period rather than bigger a big sum now. This will tend to decrease your buy price per part of the mutual fund.

Finally, be sure that you allocate resources wisely. Mutual money, while they supply good in general return, are high risk. be sure you have enough other money to cover current and near term costs and save mutual money for lasting investing ten years or more .

Good luck.

Lorenzo Kelly · Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 2097

JIM CRAMER, I dont know what channel, or if he's on in your area..

Gambles · Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 2023

Dude theres stocks on the internet, nasdaq, and cnn

Delia Mack · Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 2070

if you want to invest in single stocks, you may want to use a online broker. pick one depending on your needs, your level of knowledge and the amount of trading you plan to do. I use scottrade.com but it's really your choice. if you're wanting to purchase mutual money there are other businesses for that. they'll choose the blend of stocks and you purchase in to that fund and it's a bit over lots of different stocks. businesses like Vanguard do this for stocks and bonds. hope this helps.

Normand Vincent · Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 2073

You will need an online account you may be able to open one at Scottrade.com.

Then you'll have to purchase something. How do you know what to buy? I think the best way to invest is to purchase what the best traders are purchasing. This is the idea behind top10traders.com this is a free site that allows you to create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in play money. Each day, the site ranks the best performing portfolios so you may be able to see how your picks compare to other investors. you may be able to see what the best and worst traders are purchasing and selling. You may also read the investing thoughts of the best investors. You may also post your investing ideas.

Here are this months best traders:

top10traders.com/Top10Standin.

Good luck.

KevN · Joined: 08 Nov 2007 Posts: 2020

First you'll have to open a brokerage account. I could reccomend Zecco.com because they have free commisions. This helps when you have a small ammount of capital.

Then you just have to find a stock. This is the hard part. For you, I could recommend finding a sector that you believe will preform well in your time frame. Then do research on this sector. A great resource is Market Insight mi.compustat.com

Ask yourself:
How does this business value themselves?
What is the viewpoint for this industry?
Who are the business leaders?

When you think you have found a company you like go and read their yearly report typically on their web site . Get a feel for how they make their money and what their growth prospects are.

Then look at valuation. Compare ratios: growth rates, ROE, P/E, P/B, Price/Sale, and any business valuations.

If you find a company that looks great put an order in. And keep up with it. I know this is a lot. Use investopedia.com

Also I run a blog on these subjects. If you have any question or could like to see an article on something you may be able to generally send me a comment. marketbrew.com