Taking Stock

• What are Stocks?
• So, You Want to Start Investing?
• Methods of Investing
• Investigate the Market
• Credit Card Smartz
• What is the Dow?
• Investing and Saving - what's the difference?
• What are Bonds?

So you want to start investing...

Investing Basics

Think you need a lot of money to start investing? While that may have been true when your parents were kids, the 21st century has changed that. Sure, there are risks, but there are risks almost everywhere. The key is to know your stuff.

Here's the first thing you'll need to know: never invest money without researching what you'll be investing in. Would you buy a CD without hearing any of the songs? No way! The same goes for investments. After all, this isn't just a CD -- this is your hard-earned cash.

Second, always carefully consider just how much risk is associated with your particular investment. It's just common sense. You should never invest a lot of money you can't afford to lose in a place carrying a lot of loss of value risk. What's that mean? Don't invest in something that has a large chance of losing its value.

All of this is still overwhelming to you, huh? Well, that's why we're here. Check out some of the links below. They should help you make sense of it all.

Believe it or not, you're not the only one confused by all of this. If you've got a question, start with The Investment FAQ . Chances are someone else has had the same question, and the FAQs usually have the answer.

Stocks and bonds? Savings and investing? What's the difference? This section will tell you!

There are so many methods of investing, and we cover them all for you. Click here, or on the next link above, to learn more about specific types of investment methods, how they relate to you, and why you might be interested in them.