Investing – The Beginner's Guide to Investing

If there’s anything in the whole world of mutual funds that you can take to the bank, it’s that expense ratios help you make a better decision. In every single time period and data point tested, low-cost funds beat high-cost funds

limit the cost of your transaction to no more than 1 percent of the amount of stock you’re buying

Dividends can account for as much as one-third of market returns and the steady income comforts investors during volatile periods. Beware of high-yield stocks, and investing in

Dividends can account for as much as one-third of market returns and the steady income comforts investors during volatile periods. Beware of high-yield stocks, and investing in companies with high or unsustainable dividend payout ratios. Avoid the temptation to chase the latest fad stocks and IPOs

If you start using ETFs rather than index mutual funds, I’d recommend investing new money just a few times per year rather than bi-weekly or monthly. This way you avoid paying a lot of commissions for your smaller transactions

MUTUAL FUND EXPENSIVE MISTAKES TO AVOID

course be fees and commissions

invest your money without having to do your own market research and be sure that your money is in the good hands of a professional

collection of stocks and bonds that is managed by a professional

stocks give moderately high potential returns