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It’s for a school project.

Some advantages and disadvantages of investing in a stock market.

Thank you

Advantages: You could make tons of money
Disadvantages: You could lose all your money.

Alright, well the advantages are that in the long run the stock market goes up. If you buy all the stocks listed on the DOW, you will make a profit in the very long run nearly without a doubt. There is also the chance that you can be excellent at picking stocks and at timing when you buy the stocks, and make a lot of money very quick.

But the disadvantage is the risk. You will not be able to buy every stock and you won’t be able to hold on to stocks long enough to certainly make money. You may need the cash before the market goes up. You also may be terrible at picking stocks and be terrible at timing when you buy the stocks. There is a large risk involved.

The alternative would be putting your money in something safer where you will make less money, but won’t have the risk. This would be something like a savings account or a CD or bonds or anything like that.

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I have more or less $50-60 dollars that I want to start investing for the long run. What kind of stocks will do best for me in the long run? What stocks are safer and which are more risky?

Congratulations on getting started at a young age. It’ll help you more than you know! You question a very broad question, so be prepared for a pretty long answer. Just take it in chunks!

How to invest depends on what you already know. We’ll assume that you’re beginning.

A excellent primer is How to Make Money in Stocks by William O’Neil. You can get it cheap just about anywhere. It’s widely available new or used.

Another excellent one is one of Jim Cramer’s books.

But books will only get you so far. At some point, you’ll also want to get at least a small training. There are some fantastic education companies if you want to make the investment. Investools.com or optionetics.com are both very excellent companies as is tmitchell.com

For free, you can start by visiting thestreet.com. That’ll get you a pretty excellent primer so at least you’ll know what the markets are and what a stock is, etc. If you get a chance, watch Mad Money on CNBC. Don’t trade any of his picks. Just use the show to get you to know some basics and get a feel for the market itself.

Next, subscribe to something like investorsbusiness daily or something like that that can help you identify excellent stocks.

*** Do a quick search (at the top of the page) on ROTH IRAs. You’ll want to place some money in there. ***

Once you know stocks, go to 888options.com. It’s a website that’ll help you know options (what they do, how they work, etc). You don’t need to trade them, but the more you know, the more you’ll see how options can really be the safest way to invest (once you’re educated).

As you get more advanced, you might want a technical analysis book like Murphy’s Visual Investor or A Technical Analysis Course by Meyer.

If it’s discipline (which is crucial to successful trading), probably Trading in the Zone by Mark Douglas or Mastering the Trade by John Carter

I know that’s a LOT to absorb. Just take it one step at a time for now. Start with a book or two to give you an thought of where to start.

Since you’re starting with a smaller amount of money, you’ll probably want to save up at least a few dollars so you don’t get eaten up by commissions (around $10-15/trade). When you have say $200 or so, you can place it into an ETF or into a growth stock. Meanwhile, you can always papertrade to practice (highly recommended).

Start slow, then as you figure things out, you can buy more shares.

Congrats again on getting started. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Hope this helps!

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