I am truely a beginner, not much $$$ to invest but would like to try something that will work and not cost too much.  Also  help with some of the lingo, any good websites for that
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Well i am no expert but i have done fairly well in the stock market following something rather simple.\n\nI invest in 2 diffrent ways.\n\n1st What do people do at all times?\nThey get married,divorced, children born, loved ones die, get a new job, get fired, buy a house or lose it all. \n\nThey drink. I have invested in booze rather well. It's not something that is going to make you rich but it will be safe and keep up with inflation. It's like plumbing, people might quit smokeing or drinking but nobody is going to quit hitting the head.\n\n2nd i have invested in what the military is useing. The company that makes medals and makes uniforms. Gerber Blades and Leather man Paratools. Everyone has one. General Dynamics makes alot of the communications and electronics for tanks and troops. ect.\n\nI'm not rich but when i retire i can just live and spoil my grand children.\n\nOne more. Invest in yourself. Going to school and buying land. Own a home. Own your car. Invest in things that you enjoy collecting (I collect coins). Get a good retirement fund. (I use TPS, it's the government reitrement program for Federal workers). 15% per paycheck.\n\nGood luck. Start early and stick to it.
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Not that I'm convinced that any tools help an investor trade, but I don't see much at this site that I like. But then I'm not a trader, I'm an investor. I won't invest in a single stock anymore as I learned my lesson the hard way, only once and it wasn't a big deal but that's all it took. Then I went to Morningstar, enrolled in their education workshop, I think they call it Personal Learning or something like that. Took every course they had to offer and I still read almost daily newlestters from them. In addition when it comes to mutual funds I simply like low cost, no-load, long tenure management, top notch Total Returns, and because of that I like reading msn moneycentral and look for Jim Jubak and others. But even here be cautious as even the best of the best have bad year returns once in awhile, link #1:\n\nThen watch MOFQX, I'm not saying to buy it but it is the most interesting mutual fund I've ever heard of. It's a relatively new fund and it is quirky but what an idea. And it is still climbing. Who knows. Read, read, read and then sleep on it. If you want the really easy way out, go with TRowe Price or Vanguard's Life Strategy style funds. They match your risk with your age and they are the cheapest arounf. Other than that if you will promise yourself to keep up with the markets, ETF's are great but only if you drop all you are going to at once as trades dimish your returns because of trading fees. Good luck.
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I will try to answer your questions in as short as possible:\n1. how do i start off? -- Visit website like finance.yahoo.com, vanguard.com and read about mutual funds. They have very good and easy to understand information.\n\n2.how much money minimum do i need? -- This depends on the mutual fund company. for example, vanguard asks for $3000 minimum for most funds. At T rowe price you can start with as low as $50, if you sign up for automatic investment plan. \n\n3. where do i buy mutual funds -- you can buy them directly from mutual fund company (ex. vanguard.com, fidelity.com, etc)  or you can purchase them from online broker (schwab.com, ameritrade.com, etc.). Call them up and discuss your investment objectives. These guys are really good and helpful.\n\n4. wat corporation should i invest in? -- its upto you. whatever works best for you. for mutual funds i like vanguard.com and fidelity.com. Both are very investor friendly and they offer some very low expense ration funds.\n\nHope this helps.
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I have found the best way of saving.  I was able to put away approximately $8000 in 18 months.  Look for www.sharebuilder.com.  Its an investment site.  You can purchase stock for $4.00, no matter how much stock you buy.  Do some research.  I chose companies based on the products i use in my daily life.  I found it be fun to save and also enjoyed shopping for new stocks.  The dividends usually pay better than any savings account, so give it a try.  It worked for me.
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Scottrade.com $7 per trade dude..   Optionsexpress is good as well when you get a set of balls... ... You do know it is highly likely u will lose money right...  Some of us do this for a living and still get smoked - so dont give up right away .
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I'd like to know what the heck "long" and "short" is too...I hear it alot.\n\n\nAs far as a good trading site:    SHAREBUILDER.COM  I use it.   There are NO minimums (you don't have to  start with some huge amount of money...like some of the other sites).\n\nLots of info on there.   Look around.\n\n\nGood luck.
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If you are not into a lot of risk I would recommend proven, blue chip stocks like McDonalds, Coca cola, and others that have a good record and also pay dividends.\n\nIf you don't have a lot of money to invest (less than $5,000) than maybe one of the cheaper investment portfolios like PHY. (around $3 a share)\n\nThe key to any investment is research, research and more research.  Make sure you understand the company and what they do or sell.\n\nI would also recommend one of the online traders since they only charge $7 a trade.  Most like Scottrade and Etrade are very reliable.\n\nOne further recommendation, Yahoo has some excellent tools in yahoo finance to help you including stock screeners and portfolio management.  Before you invest, pick out a few stocks you are thinking about putting your money in and set up a free sample portfolio.  You can set it up to show performance (gains and losses). Watch it for a month or 2 and see how much money you would have gained or lost.  That may give you an idea of profits/risk before you invest any real money.
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i would invest in something else entirely...something more stable...these days its really easy to get on a bandwagon and have it fall through, i would be more careful with my money
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Hi Tajinder. Go and read some of the articles on investing at http://www.hammocksurvivalguide.com/\nYou will find a lot of useful advice there. Make sure you know what you are doing before you part with your money. Remember that when somebody makes money through an investment. Somebody else usually loses it.
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If you don't know how to invest, then that's a completely different question.  Start there first if you are new to trading.  (VERY IMPORTANT)\n\nSo, we'll assume you know how to trade and that you're looking to figure how to trade online.\n\nBecause, if you know what you want to invest in, then it's really easy.  Just open a brokerage account, deposit some money, and trade!  \n\nThere are a lot of good brokererages depending on what you like and how you trade.\n\nBarron's Online has a great article on brokerages that they publish each year. (I'll try to find you the link for the March 6,2006 article)\n\nFor basic stuff, E*Trade, Ameritrade, and Scottrade are sufficient. For more complex trades, I'd recommend Optionsxpress, ThinkorSwim, or interactivebrokers. \n\nBased on what you put in your question, I'd recommend one of the first three, but all are very good. Cheapest probably is scottrade (of the larger online firms). Yes there are cheaper like interactivebrokers, but you'll have to get used to their software based platform (which is doable). They're only about $1/contract on options!\n\nBrokerages like Fidelity are horrible for anyone with any decent experience. \n\nSo, decide what's important to you as a trader and compare the brokers! You can use the article, or go to each website as they all seem to have comparison charts! \n\nAnd if there are particular things that you want to mention as being most important to you (such as executions, cust svc, cheapest trade - which you mentioned, flexibility on allowing you to do certain types of trades, stop and stop limit orders, contingent orders, great graphing, what if scenarios, training, etc), I'll be glad to help discuss this with you too!\n\nIf you have any questions, let me know.\n\nHope that helps!
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Hi,\n\nFrom experience, you should be very cautious when approaching penny stocks because they can lose value very quickly. It may worth  opening a demo account to play with "play" money before using real money.\n\nGood Luck!
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There could be.  Try this site:\nhttp://www.gobignetwork.com/\n\nIt's a site that has postings of investors who are looking to invest, as well as allowing you to post  your needs there for possible investors as well.\n\nGood luck, I hope this helps.
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cheap to BUY but very expensive to sell. It's easy to open the account but if you have some money saved up (at least $1000) you would be better off in something like scottrade or even your local bank. I had it for a while and was on their monthly investment program but the selling fees were a bit too high for me and i switched (and it was a pain to switch)  if you want to invest in small amounts then go here but make sure you look at every option before investing.
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First of all, unless you have a lot of money, typically you're not going to get advice from a financial adviser(they get paid the big ones).  Before you begin investing you need to saturate your brain with key terms and types of investment products out there.  A good website that has a lot of beginner's tools is Fool.com\nRun by the Gardner brother's their website has free articles to get you a good idea of different investments and methods for investing
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Blimey...there is certainly more to you that meets the eye isn't there Mr Raidehz??!! Am completely ignorant on all things business/stock etc...so have to compliment you as I'm sure its all pukka..what you says sounds completely confident and from someone who really knows his stuff...\nSo - a question for you: If I had @ £10,000 to invest, what is the best thing for me to invest it in right now to virtually guarantee good payback within a relatively short timespan......?
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Hi, i suggest a great site with plenty of Issues related to your Investing and everything around it. it also provide clear and accurate answer to many common questions.\n\nhttp://investing.sitesled.com/\n\nI am sure that you can get your answers in this website.\n\nGood Luck and Best Wishes!
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I would suggest that you work with a professional broker or financial advisor - they can recommend funds & stocks that meet your needs.\n\nAsk someone you trust to recommend someone they trust.\n\nI know nothing about stocks & investing, but I've managed (on average) make some money (and not lose it) in stocks, _only_ becasue I have a broker who I can trust.