Comments on: What Do I Know About Investing? http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/01/23/what-do-i-know-about-investing/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Tabby http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/01/23/what-do-i-know-about-investing/#comment-187567 Tabby Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:01:02 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5130#comment-187567 Investing with money you don't need is the most important thing to me. If a stock dips - that's okay! I can afford to hold it, because it won't wreck my world for that money to suddenly not be there. I might check out that 'brokerage credit card' - I'm currently doing something similar, but planning to claim the cash back for savings instead. I'm using the credit card to pay all of my bills (and then immediately paying it off of course) to get 1 -3% cash back on purchases for utilities, groceries, ect. : ) Investing with money you don’t need is the most important thing to me. If a stock dips – that’s okay! I can afford to hold it, because it won’t wreck my world for that money to suddenly not be there.

I might check out that ‘brokerage credit card’ – I’m currently doing something similar, but planning to claim the cash back for savings instead. I’m using the credit card to pay all of my bills (and then immediately paying it off of course) to get 1 -3% cash back on purchases for utilities, groceries, ect. : )

]]> By: Rupert http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/01/23/what-do-i-know-about-investing/#comment-187564 Rupert Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:18:50 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5130#comment-187564 Investing early brings different benefits depending on when you start. For instance, I seriously started moving money in the markets in 2003, and enjoyed the good run until 2007 when the market turned. Since then I've lost much of the gains. Someone who began investing in 1997 and lived through the dotcom crash could feel like they shouldn't have bothered starting. Believe it or not this is meant to be encouraging! :) The market hasn't looked this cheap for years, so I think it's a great time to start drip feeding money in. Investing early brings different benefits depending on when you start. For instance, I seriously started moving money in the markets in 2003, and enjoyed the good run until 2007 when the market turned. Since then I’ve lost much of the gains.

Someone who began investing in 1997 and lived through the dotcom crash could feel like they shouldn’t have bothered starting.

Believe it or not this is meant to be encouraging! :) The market hasn’t looked this cheap for years, so I think it’s a great time to start drip feeding money in.

]]> By: thomas http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/01/23/what-do-i-know-about-investing/#comment-187560 thomas Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:00:19 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5130#comment-187560 Good to see I'm on par with you ;) Good to see I’m on par with you ;)

]]> By: The Weakonomist http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/01/23/what-do-i-know-about-investing/#comment-187513 The Weakonomist Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:22:22 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5130#comment-187513 My dog isn't even quite sure how to drink water so you've got a head start on us. I contribute about 15% of my income to retirement. About 6% is matched by my employer to boot, and there is no vesting period. I also maintain a brokerage account but I'm not too active in that these days. Good luck with your new monies, let us know what you invest in. My dog isn’t even quite sure how to drink water so you’ve got a head start on us. I contribute about 15% of my income to retirement. About 6% is matched by my employer to boot, and there is no vesting period. I also maintain a brokerage account but I’m not too active in that these days. Good luck with your new monies, let us know what you invest in.

]]> By: Bernz http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/01/23/what-do-i-know-about-investing/#comment-187508 Bernz Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:02:32 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5130#comment-187508 Invest only with the money you don’t need....this is a great and very timely article especially in this economic times. In other words, minimize your risk... Invest only with the money you don’t need….this is a great and very timely article especially in this economic times. In other words, minimize your risk…

]]> By: Thinkingcarl http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2009/01/23/what-do-i-know-about-investing/#comment-187504 Thinkingcarl Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:48:44 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=5130#comment-187504 Smithee- One of the things that you will likely find on fool.com is that it might be best to use an index fund and realize that chasing higher returns usually ends badly. Good luck in your journey. This slideshare that I put up yesterday might help (http://www.slideshare.net/thinkingcarl/average-is-not-normal-presentation) Thanks making this journey public, ThinkingCarl Smithee-

One of the things that you will likely find on fool.com is that it might be best to use an index fund and realize that chasing higher returns usually ends badly. Good luck in your journey. This slideshare that I put up yesterday might help

(http://www.slideshare.net/thinkingcarl/average-is-not-normal-presentation)

Thanks making this journey public,

ThinkingCarl

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