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How can I start investing my money in the market without having thousands to start with?

Fri, Dec 11, 2009

Financial Q&A

With the markets being so low, I figure now would be a great time to start investing in stocks. I figure i’ll weather the storm for another 6-12 months, then the market should start to turn around. I have a little money left over every month and I want to make it work for me. I looked at E-Trade and Scot-trade, but it looks like I need thousands to start up. Any suggestions?

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6 Comments For This Post

  1. smexiness <3 Says:

    i STRONGLY suggest investing in food stocks like McDonald’s which are not really affected by the economy as much.
    -Start with a few stocks, and save your profits- soon you’ll have thousands.
    -If that doen’s work, save monyey fromm a job or something

  2. Matthew M Says:

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  3. conn_dennis Says:

    I’m wondering why you don’t just open a FDIC savings account. You seem to be implying that you think the stock markets will have a rough time for 6-12 months; if that’s the case, how do you figure that NOW is a great time to start investing in stocks? At least with the savings account, your money is guaranteed; so if the market dumps over the next few months, at least you won’t be losing money.

    But if you want to try your hand at stock picking, you can visit a company’s website to find out how to go about buying their stock without needing the thousands you might need to open an account with a broker.

    On the other hand, if you have any credit card or installment loan debt with interest rates over 5%, you’re probably better off paying off the debts before speculating in anything like stocks. Consider this: if you invested in a market fund 30 years ago, and you consider the reality of the decline of the buying power of a dollar in that time (and it is a reality), you effectively have LESS money now than before you put it into the market back then (this according to John Mauldin, who appears on CNBC from time to time). Do you think the increased budget deficits as a result of gov’t bailouts will improve that situation?

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