Introduction to Investing
Last updated January 17, 2024
Investing should be an important topic for anyone with savings.
Failure to invest slowly erodes buying power (via inflation), while sensible investment
maximizes capital for future expenses.
There's good and bad news. On the bright side, investing doesn't have to be difficult.
In just a few hours, it's possible to understand the essentials.
On the downside, there's a lot of misleading information out there.
Do yourself a favor and spend a few hours to learn the basics.
Links are provided below to our recommended articles.
If you spend a couple hours to read and think about this information carefully, you'll be ahead of 90% of investors.
You can also learn more from the
SEC,
an agency of the U.S. government that enforces investing laws, and
Vanguard,
a nonprofit brokerage owned by its clients.
There are a host of other recommended resources in our
links page.
Recommended articles and information
A concise, 5 minute introduction to investing.
How to start investing.
Short table of investment categories with past and predicted future returns.
A simple discussion of assets and why they may lose, hold, or increase value in the future.
Our 2024 investment outlook.
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