How do I invest in the stock market?

Question

I'm a 22 year old college student and I would like to began investing in different stocks. I don't know who to talk to, how much I would need, or how many shares to buy or anything. Can someone please help me...

Answer 1

go to www.sharebuilders.com deposit there what ever you can aford and buy capital gold stock sybl. cgld they are selling for around 30 cents start there they will go to around a buck by march buy 1,000 even 100 share for under hundred if you like the trasaction is 16 bucks to buy the stocks im a poor pig farmer i bought 125 shares there

Answer 2

A good source for the info you need is:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/beginnerguide.asp?page=introduction
Probably the easiest way to do it is E-trade...go to the website , fill out an application, send a check , in a couple of days you'll have an account on-line.....but be sure you've got the basics down from moneycentral....
If you have $ 2500. to invest you're probably better off starting with Fidelity and a mutual fund ( same start-up process)....when you understand what your mutual fund is doing, what the holdings are, how different stocks perform...then take some and invest in an ETF or two...trade like a stock, but diverse ( safer)
Don't let all the terms and risks and advice throw you ...it's not brain surgery, and with caution and experience you'll be confident and hopefully prospering.
Good luck

Answer 3

If you know absolutely noting about investing in the market, you will probably do just as well by doing minor research as you will by putting the stock newspaper page up on a door and throwing darts at it and buying an average portfolio of around 7 stocks.

If you want to save yourself the trouble, go with mutual funds or a stock index fund until you get a grasp on how the market works, and how to value a company.

Answer 4

You can search on the web for online stock trading. I personally use Etrade but used to use Ameritrade that has now been consolidated. They will have a minimum investment that could be pretty low. You can trade stock pretty cheaply on these and quotes are free. Before you go there try checking out a book from the library, like investing for dummies, and start watching Jim Cramer or similar on CNBC. You can start small, learn, and have fun.

Answer 5

if you are new to investing with limited knowledge of investing,i wouldn't buy individual stock.buy a index fund like vanguard total stock market fund.leave it alone and educate yourself

Answer 6

TD Ameritrade.