Investment Guide - Investment Tips

Investing your money is a very important and volatile part of your financial future. If you have chosen that investing is a great way to build wealth and invest in your markets of choice for whatever reason or cause, this site will guide you through the various different types of investments and what is most important when considering where to put your money

There is the bond market. Stocks and “bonds” have been used to invest your money. Bond market is typically a safer bet for your money especially in volatile times. The bond market is essentially the complete opposite of being a shareholder in a company. A bondholder is essentially a creditor. Monetary returns from bonds are generally lower than stocks but they are great as a counterbalance to the stock market which have many highs and lows. The bonds are typically safer and have stability and safety.

There is the good old stock market we will discuss as well. Stocks are typically high risk. Just when you think things are going well for the economy and have been mostly predictable for a few years, there can be a sudden and immediate collapse. You can lose small and large fortunes. It has driven millions into the poor house. Of course it has driven some lucky people from the poor house to being a millionaire. It's almost like luck of the draw and it's a very volatile and serious investment of your dollar. Typically you should have a strong belief in the stocks that you buy into.

There is a newer trend now that has gained popularity and it is called the forex market. It is called the foreign exchange market. It is the practice of trading currencies. This is a billion dollar industry. It is a very lucrative market and there are always buyers and sellers of currencies. Another brilliant thing about forex is that you cannot have insider trading, economy news comes out at the same time for everyone. It's a relatively safe bet for your investment dollar/euro/or what have you.

Another type of market we will discuss is the real estate market. It is important to go over the real estate market and make sure you are investing in an area that has not been as affected by the huge real estate bubble burst. The real estate industry has been tough the last couple of years and it does continue to be so in this down economy. Buying real estate for the sake of turning a quick profit may not be the right thing now. It is tough to do a “flip” on homes. Homes stay on the market longer now and there is no way to guarantee it will even sell. A decent investment now can be in business or commercial real estate in an area where there is foreseen growth to be expected in the business industry. You can either rent out or sell the investment. We will discuss all of these things in great detail on the website and in the articles.