Can someone help me or tell me how to invest a few thousands in stock and shares I am new and retired?

Question

I am a lady and the onlyearning member in the family I ahve retired but I have taken up a job again I would like to know how can I invest a few thousands in shares and mutual funds which can get me some additional income for the fee of my college going girl

Answer 1

I can tell you this; don't get advice for something this important from Yahoo answers. Go to reputable investment counselor or better yet go to ten different ones. Then decide VERY carefully what course is appropriate.

Answer 2

You might want to read "The Little Book that Beats the Market" - this is a good short book that will teach you the fundamentals of value investings. You might also want to see what the best investors are buying and selling at http://www.top10traders.com - this is a free site that lets you create a portfolio of stocks with $100,000 in "play" money. Each day the site ranks the best performing portfolios, so you can see how your picks perform compared to other investors. You can also read posts on investing from the best traders, as well as share your own investing ideas. There is also a charting feature , so you can see how your portfolio performs compared to the S&P 500.

Here are this month's best traders:

http://www.top10traders.com/Top10Standings.aspx

Good luck.

Answer 3

If you are looking for long term returns then invest in shares of good company and if you you want fast returns then invest in Forex trading.
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