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I just graduated from college, and starting a new job- What are some investment ideas for someone who has absolutely no experience in the area? any good books, internet sites, and personal advice is greatly appreciated - Great Moves! read jim cramer's two books: sane investing in an insane world and watch tv and get rich. their good for the basics but shouldn't be relied on. even cramer says you have to do your own homework before you invest and he is just a guide. Motley Fool(.com) and the Wall Street Journal are great ways to become more knowledgeable in what is going on in the market. I think the first thing you should invest in if you are just starting out is a very low risk mutual fund or maybe even a treasury bond. That way you can get a feel for how the market works and what to watch for. After that you can start researching different companies and follow what the Motley fool or the journal says about the latest news and then move on into higher risk and hopefully higher return as well. Standard investment advice is that you should invest in a diversified mix of stocks, bonds, and money market funds. You want to buy a diversified portfolio of stocks as individual stocks are too risky. Most folks have a dificult time buying a properly balanced portfoilio of stocks on their own. They will misbalance their portfolio by buying all small stocks or all growth stocks, or some other misbalanced assortment of stocks. Unless you know what you are doing, it is best to buy mutual funds. I like Vanguard.com, other people like Fidelity, TIAA-CREF, and DFA. Buy no-load, low cost funds. If you are like most people you will invest part of your money aggressively in stock funds, and part conservatively in money market funds and bond funds. Vanguard.com has an on-line questionnaire which will give you an idea of how to do "Asset Allocation," determining how much to put in each type of fund. The stock market is not the place to start. Read "Investing For Dummies" for a great basic book. I recommend you begin with mutual funds before trying stock picking. Simple. Invest like W. Buffet and invest in dividend paying stocks. Mutual funds are your stepping stone... when you are more familiar there, you start looking to do better than your fund managers...Good luck!! |
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