Investing

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Investing involves using your money (or borrowed money that you control) to earn more money.

Before proceeding, make sure that you understand the concepts of Personal Finance. Topics covered here are:

• Stock market
• Mutual funds
• Bonds
• Real estate
• Rental properties
• Starting a business
• Insurances
• Retirement plans
• Estate planning
• Sustainable/Environmental
• Tax advantaged investing
• Technical Analysis on trading and investing

[edit] Online resources

Many excellent resources available on the web:

• Google Finance
• Yahoo! Finance Resources on stocks, mutual funds, other investments
• Wiconomics An Economics and Investment Wiki.
• The Motley Fool Advice and philosophy on investing
• Morningstar Ratings on stocks and mutual funds
• ClearStation Comprehensive stock analysis with unique feature on the technical side
• New York Times Create a virtual portfolio that the Times will track for you
• Wikinvest.com A wiki - based investment site, edited by the community
• National Association of Investors Corporation Investment Clubs organization committed to teaching individuals how to become successful strategic long-term investors.