Comments on: A Little Bit of Investment Knowledge Goes a Long Way http://beingfrugal.net/2008/10/09/a-little-bit-of-investment-knowledge-goes-a-long-way/?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= Save Money @ BeingFrugal.Net Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:52:59 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Guest Post Secrets – How To Do Successful Guest Posts : Blogthority http://beingfrugal.net/2008/10/09/a-little-bit-of-investment-knowledge-goes-a-long-way/#comment-23319 Guest Post Secrets – How To Do Successful Guest Posts : Blogthority Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:13:39 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1053#comment-23319 [...] Having a sentence before the post which contains a brief description of your blog, a link to your blog and a call to action to subscribe along with your feed link.  Here is an example of an introduction.  A little bit of investment knowledge goes a long way. [...]

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]]> By: AJ McCreary http://beingfrugal.net/2008/10/09/a-little-bit-of-investment-knowledge-goes-a-long-way/#comment-11944 AJ McCreary Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:09:54 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1053#comment-11944 Great information! I have been thinking about talking to a finacial planner. I feel a little bit more informed. I especially like the advice to learn slowly! When it comes to money it feels like its all or nothing, you really gave us in between folks some strong and stable useful information. Another site that has helpful money info is http://current.pic.tv/. They are doing a 3 story series on getting out of debt, which may be helpful to people coming here that might not be ready to commit! Anyhoo thanks for the great info! I will be back soon to read more! Great information! I have been thinking about talking to a finacial planner. I feel a little bit more informed. I especially like the advice to learn slowly! When it comes to money it feels like its all or nothing, you really gave us in between folks some strong and stable useful information. Another site that has helpful money info is http://current.pic.tv/. They are doing a 3 story series on getting out of debt, which may be helpful to people coming here that might not be ready to commit! Anyhoo thanks for the great info! I will be back soon to read more!

]]> By: JW http://beingfrugal.net/2008/10/09/a-little-bit-of-investment-knowledge-goes-a-long-way/#comment-11877 JW Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:45:55 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1053#comment-11877 I like the advice to start learning about investing even before you are ready to do it. In fact, I used to pick up personal finance magazines when I barely had enough money to buy them (sometimes I just read them at the college library). When my friends asked what I was doing I told them I was learning about money so I would know what to do with it when I had some! I like the advice to start learning about investing even before you are ready to do it. In fact, I used to pick up personal finance magazines when I barely had enough money to buy them (sometimes I just read them at the college library). When my friends asked what I was doing I told them I was learning about money so I would know what to do with it when I had some!

]]> By: Greg http://beingfrugal.net/2008/10/09/a-little-bit-of-investment-knowledge-goes-a-long-way/#comment-11876 Greg Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:51:40 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1053#comment-11876 Debt Pay off debt as quickly as possible. Most debt costs more than the return on any investment. 10% per year is considered a solid return on investment. Most consumer debt costs 12% to 18% per year. Investment The benchmark is Treasury Bills. They are risk-free. Any investment that has risk must pay more. Invest in a index fund (S%P 500 or Dow Jones). Read http://www.reuters.com/article/fundsFundsNews/idUSN0628419820070507 for Warren Buffet's take or read The Motley Fool. You can get a fund that has a low cost, no commission or maintenance fees, and gets a better return than the vast amount of managed funds in the market. Invest regularly. By investing a set amount on a regular basis, your investments are not affected by the ups and downs in the market. Do not invest in anything you do not understand. Do not "play the stock market." That is gambling. Go to Vegas instead. Read http://www.fool.com/mutualfunds/indexfunds/indexfunds01.htm?source=InvAg Debt
Pay off debt as quickly as possible. Most debt costs more than the return on any investment. 10% per year is considered a solid return on investment. Most consumer debt costs 12% to 18% per year.

Investment
The benchmark is Treasury Bills. They are risk-free. Any investment that has risk must pay more.

Invest in a index fund (S%P 500 or Dow Jones). Read http://www.reuters.com/article/fundsFundsNews/idUSN0628419820070507 for Warren Buffet’s take or read The Motley Fool. You can get a fund that has a low cost, no commission or maintenance fees, and gets a better return than the vast amount of managed funds in the market.

Invest regularly. By investing a set amount on a regular basis, your investments are not affected by the ups and downs in the market.

Do not invest in anything you do not understand.

Do not “play the stock market.” That is gambling. Go to Vegas instead.

Read http://www.fool.com/mutualfunds/indexfunds/indexfunds01.htm?source=InvAg

]]> By: Duncan http://beingfrugal.net/2008/10/09/a-little-bit-of-investment-knowledge-goes-a-long-way/#comment-11875 Duncan Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:27:42 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1053#comment-11875 Hello! Thank you for using my photo. If possible please provide attribution for the image as per: http://flickr.com/people/thelastminute If not that's cool too. Take care. Hello!

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]]> By: BSCC http://beingfrugal.net/2008/10/09/a-little-bit-of-investment-knowledge-goes-a-long-way/#comment-11874 BSCC Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:03:46 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1053#comment-11874 I think the key thing here is knowing that investing money needs to be a priority to produce future income. Whether you're on a hard-core budget or just casually monitoring your spending, it's a necessity to look in the future and ask yourself, "How am I going to life comfortably after I retire?" Good post! I think the key thing here is knowing that investing money needs to be a priority to produce future income. Whether you’re on a hard-core budget or just casually monitoring your spending, it’s a necessity to look in the future and ask yourself, “How am I going to life comfortably after I retire?” Good post!

]]> By: Marci http://beingfrugal.net/2008/10/09/a-little-bit-of-investment-knowledge-goes-a-long-way/#comment-11873 Marci Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:20:26 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1053#comment-11873 Good advice for those wanting to start getting their feet wet in investing. Or those just wanting to research it right now while waiting for the right financial time. Good advice for those wanting to start getting their feet wet in investing. Or those just wanting to research it right now while waiting for the right financial time.

]]> By: Meg http://beingfrugal.net/2008/10/09/a-little-bit-of-investment-knowledge-goes-a-long-way/#comment-11872 Meg Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:13:24 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=1053#comment-11872 What a good idea - learn a little bit at a time to get ready. What a good idea – learn a little bit at a time to get ready.

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