Investing 101

ArkiStan · 10-24-2007, 03:02 PM

I'm intending to start getting involved in investing. I plan to "practice" for maybe 6 months or so with trading simulations as I learn the basics and get familiar with the overall trends. I have many friends who are in finance that can guide me through my learning curve, but I'd like to learn as much on my own as possible. Can people point me to a good "investing 101"-type site for a novice to learn all the necessary basics. Any other personal tips would be great. Thanks.

ray · 10-24-2007, 03:31 PM

Start reading the Wall Street Journal regularly. Financial Times is also a good source of daily information. Reading these publications will keep you in touch with the business world and economy in general, which are important to your investment success.

zippyjuan · 10-24-2007, 11:38 PM

Motley Fool used to have pretty good basic info. I haven't visited them in a while. http://www.fool.com/
Might search for some of Susie Orman's things.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/20483/12-S...althSuze-Orman
http://www.suzeorman.com/

modena · 10-25-2007, 02:51 AM

one of my friends who works for a hedgefund told me to try to pick up a used CFA review book to read. Or if you need more basic he suggested "managing your personal finances" by Joan S Ryan. that is like a high school or intro college course textbook.

10-24-2007, 03:02 PM	#1
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	Investing 101 I'm intending to start getting involved in investing. I plan to "practice" for maybe 6 months or so with trading simulations as I learn the basics and get familiar with the overall trends. I have many friends who are in finance that can guide me through my learning curve, but I'd like to learn as much on my own as possible. Can people point me to a good "investing 101"-type site for a novice to learn all the necessary basics. Any other personal tips would be great. Thanks.

10-24-2007, 11:38 PM	#3
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,756	Motley Fool used to have pretty good basic info. I haven't visited them in a while. http://www.fool.com/ Might search for some of Susie Orman's things. http://www.scribd.com/doc/20483/12-S...althSuze-Orman http://www.suzeorman.com/ __________________ I add new pictures to my photo gallery pretty regularly. You can see them here if you are interested: http://www.pbase.com/jeffryz Last edited by zippyjuan : 10-24-2007 at 11:41 PM.

10-25-2007, 02:51 AM	#4
modena Captain Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: pa Posts: 1,741	one of my friends who works for a hedgefund told me to try to pick up a used CFA review book to read. Or if you need more basic he suggested "managing your personal finances" by Joan S Ryan. that is like a high school or intro college course textbook. __________________ WoW - Perenolde - chars: intron, modena Computer - AMD 64 3700+ 939 on NF4 SLi mobo (ZALMAN CNPS 9500), 2 GB DDR466 (2-3-2-5), XFX Geforce 7900GT 256mb (520mhz core, 24 pipes, 1500mhz memory), Western Digital Raptor 74GB Serial ATA HD 10k, 850GB in other HD's, 21in Widescreen LCD

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10-24-2007, 03:31 PM	#2
ray captain awesome Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,054	Start reading the Wall Street Journal regularly. Financial Times is also a good source of daily information. Reading these publications will keep you in touch with the business world and economy in general, which are important to your investment success.

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