What is the best way to start an investment group?

1. Introduce the idea of forming an investment club to people you know who have expressed interest in following the stock or bond markets.

2. Agree on common goals for the group. Members who are involved for social or educational reasons may not mix well with serious investors.

3. Agree on the level of financial commitment members will make. A large monthly contribution may eliminate members over the long run. Small investments may frustrate investors who want to commit large amounts of cash in hopes of seeing a larger return.

Contact the National Association of Investors Corporation (see link in references). They will be thrilled at the opportunity to help you start an investment club or group.

Get together a group of trusted people that you know. Have a tentative porfortfolio together based upon what you know and have researched. Go over this with the group. If you have "takers", you then have an investment group. The going won't be easy but perhaps each member could have an area of research as to up-and-coming investment opportunitities. Good luck.

Start it as more of a social club by inviting friends or relatives to participate. Start off small with small investments. Ask a local, trusted representative to be part of the group (with the condition that [s]he doesn't try to sell stocks or bonds at the meetings). As the 'pot' of assets grows, the club can make larger and more significant investments. Look at popular penny stocks.

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