A senior investor, while explaining investing basics, once put it to me, very simply. Its important to consider first Why should you invest, before learning How to invest and Where to invest, while going on to ask When to invest!
This Investing Basics section is for newbie investors willing to take charge of their financial future; from taking first steps, to pros & cons of common financial instruments, to long term wealth building.
Learn how to get started, how and where to research investments, deal with online brokerages and invest online, while forming hopefully some foundations of your long term capital-building strategies.
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Getting started
Why should you invest?              
Sometimes you find that you can take a leaf out of another's book, right? When I started out in 2005, I found it extremely useful to read up answers to questions asked by other newbie investors.
So here's a compilation of some the common investing basics questions I have helped answer. Perhaps you will find these useful!