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This Little Investor Went to the Market

There are several things to consider if you are thinking about investing. Where do you go to purchase an investment? What are all the available options? How do you know which is the right one? When is the best time to buy or sell an investment? Whom should you trust to give you advice? Why should you even invest your money at all?

It can be initially difficult to find answers to these questions. After all, you can’t just walk into an investment superstore, browse through the aisles, read the labels on the different products, ask the store attendant some questions, select the right option and pay for it at the checkout counter.

If investing was as easy as shopping, we would probably all be very wealthy!

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Investing Basics

“I’m always seeing articles in the newspapers that talk about investments, but it seems like investing is something that’s out of my reach, as I don’t have a lot of money. Is it possible for people with small incomes to invest?”

When we hear the word ‘investor’ many times we picture a wealthy person who has made a lot of money by trading in the stock market, or buying expensive real estate. The reality is that anyone can invest, if he or she learns and applies the basic concepts of investing.

So what exactly is investing? Investing is simply the act of putting money into an endeavour with the expectation of making some profit. An investment is any item that is bought with the intention for it to increase in value in the future, when it can be sold at a higher price, and/or provide an income stream. Continue reading Investing Basics