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How can I start investing in stocks?

Posted at: 2014-12-05 
I'm 17 and I started investing a year ago. I started with $1000, I wouldn't start with less than that. If you have an iphone I would suggest getting TheStreet and yahoo! Finance apps, these are my two favorite. I invest in small cap stocks, this means small companies you probably haven't heard of. Small cap tends to be more volatile and riskier than many large cap stocks. I invest through sharebuilder.com. It's very easy to start an account and it's just $6.95 per trade. I trade around every 3 days (typically buy and sell in the same day) because it takes that long for my funds to settle. Sometimes I like to swing trade if I'm sure it will be worth the wait. Since I started investing I have put a total of $4800 into my account which is now worth a little over $9000. If you have any questions just comment on this answer, I would be happy to help.

Do not try to enter in this activity to make money, there is equal amount of risk also. Before investing, read some good books, financial magazines, discuss with others to clear your doubts. Invest only your surplus money. Do not invest the money kept for some purpose or borrow and invest.Do not buy when the rates are going up.

go to a discount broker and get the facts from their office, fidelity or schwab or tdameritrade all have good offices and websites! usually it is about $500 to $1000 to set up an account, usually the commission to buy or sell is $7.95 each.

as far as the potential, had you invested in SPY (the stock for an exchange traded fund of the S&P 500) it was up quite a bit depending on when you bought it, take a look at yahoo finance and pull up the chart on SPY

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There's more to investing than just "stocks." Read "Investing For Dummies" - it's a great starter book.

spend a few weeks, months in library reading

either series "for dummies" or "idiots guide to"

investing, stock market, mutual funds.

your BEST investment now is in an education

that leads to good paying IN demand career/jobs.

visit BLS.gov/OHH for real world info.

contact local community colleges for programs

tha lead to actual in demand careers/jobs.

many 4 yr programs do not.

I'm 19, and I was wondering how to start investing in stocks. I don't know much about stocks. How much money would it take to start? How much could I potentially make and how quick would I make it? How do I buy and sell a stock? I've read some articles and stuff that say I need to research the companies before I invest in them. If anyone could help, I would appreciate it.