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Surprised this isint a repost. Were the forums cleared? I am new to investing and have about 10k disposable would anyone suggest any reading material to get started? Thanks to anyone who answers. =D Sorry again I am sure im reposting but i cant find ANYTHING it appears forums have been erased.

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a random walk down wall street - burton malkiel
intelligent investor - benjamin graham

those will cover the two most widely believed theories about the stock market.

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before you put a nickel anywhere other than a moneymarket fund go to the library and read everything. a little knowledge can be worse than none. and few if any books will enable you to beat the averages in any investment.

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and few if any books will enable you to beat the averages in any investment.

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Which is why you should find an index fund, stick it there, and forget about it for a decade or two.

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and few if any books will enable you to beat the averages in any investment.

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Which is why you should find an index fund, stick it there, and forget about it for a decade or two.

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How do i "stick it in there"? haha.. Say I have an ameritrade account, can I buy a Vanguard fund within my Ameritrade acocunt like stocks? Or do I need to call up Vanguard and open up an account with them? Are there minimum $ requirements?

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You can buy Vanguard from Ameritrade. It varies from fund to fund, but I think most Vanguard funds have a minimum initial investment of $3000 or $1000 for an IRA.

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Thanks for your comments. Anyone have anything to add before this thread dies?

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Thanks for your comments. Anyone have anything to add before this thread dies?

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index funds = good
random walk down wall street = good
vanguard = good
www.diehards.org = good

That is all.

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and few if any books will enable you to beat the averages in any investment.

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Which is why you should find an index fund, stick it there, and forget about it for a decade or two.

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if you don't have the time or willingness to learn about investing do dump in an index.

if you beleive the market is a great place to invest, there is nothing wrong with this option.

holla

p.s. www.younginvestors.net i hear they have a decent board up