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Investing Beginner Guide – Selected Articles

1. Prepare Yourself Before You Invest

How do I know if I have enough money to begin investing?
Should I have a separate emergency cash fund to live off of in case I get laid off at work? Or, is it safe to invest these funds in the market? Is it smart to invest my emergency fund in large cap (historically less volatile) stocks?
If I have a low apr loan, is it wise to pay off the loan slower, and invest the extra cash in stocks?
How do I determine if I should invest in stocks if I have a student loan, car loan, credit card debt, etc?
Should I have a separate emergency savings fund in case I lose my job, or is it smart to invest my emergency cash in the stock market?

2. Understand Why & How Stocks Are Volatile

What is financial risk? interest rate risk? market risk? personal risk?
Are there any strategies to follow to be successfull in a volitile market?
What is stock beta?
How do I minimize my risk? Does diversifying help?

3. Invest In Exchange Traded Funds

What is an ETF?
What are the benefits of investing in ETF’s?
How do I invest in an ETF?
How do I find a good ETF to invest in?

4. Invest In Mutual Funds

What are mutual funds?
What are the benefits of investing in mutual funds?
How do I invest in a mutual fund?
How do I find a good mutual fund?

5. Research Before You Buy

Where do I go to find research info? internet? company website?
What are the most important indicators of a stock’s health?
Who can I turn to for trusted analysis? Investors on tv? Morningstar? Zacks investment research?

6. Choose Your Broker

Should I trade using an online platform?
What are the different types of brokers?
Do I need a full service broker?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of different types of brokers?

7. Invest For Long Term Growth

What’s considered long term?
Why is investing for long term important?
How do I find companies with long term growth potential?
What fundamentals are important to consider when determining whether an investment could be a good long term investment? (leadership, earnings growth, sales, etc)
Are big Dow stock better for long term growth, or mid & small cap stocks better? IPO’s?

8. Select company with strong fundamentals, in a growing industry

How do I go about finding stocks with these characteristics?
What elements should I look at for the company? (sales?, P/E?, P/B?, etc)
How do I find a good growing industry?
Invest in industries & companies that you use & know

9. Invest For Income

What is investing for income?
What are the advantages/disadvantages of income/dividend stocks?
How do I find the best income stocks?
What are the best industries for income stocks & why? Utilities?
What is dividend yield?
How are dividends & dividend rates calculated?
How often are dividends payed out?
How do I receive dividend payments?
Can I have divident payments automatically re-invested?

10. Invest for Growth

What is growth investing?
How do I find growth stocks?
What indicators should I look for to identify a growth stock?

11. Invest for Value

What is a value stock
How do I find a value stock
What indicators should I look for to identify a growth stock?

12. Understand How Technical Analysis Can Help You Determine When To Buy

What is technical analysis?
Do I need to use it?
How important is it?
What are the best & most common technical indicators to monitor?
What are the best technical analysis tools/websites?

13. Decode Company Documents

Should I look at company documents?
What company documents should I look at?
What should I look for in the documents?

14. Invest in Emerging Sectors

What is an emerging sector?
How do I find an emerging sector?
Can I buy an ETF in an emerging sector?

15. Invest In Megatrends

What is a megatrend?
How do I find a megatrend?
Are ETF’s smart to invest in for a megatrend?

16. Understand How To Make Trades

What are the most important types of brokerage orders? (GTC, Market Orders, Stop Loss Order, Limit Order, etc)
In what situation should I use each?
What are the benefits of each type of brokerage order?

17. Use Dollar Cost Averaging

What is DCA?
Why should I use it?
Could you provide me with live examples?

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