investments..any suggestions

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Permalink Reply by Cougar $pice on July 15, 2008 at 12:43am

-check out your local library for books on investments, educate yourself with the terminology (stocks, bonds, t-bills etc.) before you give someone else your $$$ to manage
-take investment courses, in Canada it's the CSC, Canadian Securities Course or I believe in the US it's the Series 7
-talk to your local bank manager, most banks usually have an investment arm like a brokerage firm etc. for some tips

Your best investment advisor is yourself :)

*I'd like to hear other ideas*

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Permalink Reply by Starr on January 25, 2009 at 5:41pm

Are you looking for an investment to turn a profit or just looking to do some good in the community? For profit, I would read the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times daily. Then familiarize yourself with how to read stocks, bonds, etc. Assess whether you are risky or risk averse. Maybe start off with a G and go to a financial advisor (Charles Schwab or Fidelity maybe). Remember, it is very important to diversify your portfolio (meaning spread out your distribution over several types of investments). Mutual funds are a good way to start out and you can always try municipalities or treasury stocks.

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