Well i'm only in high school but i want to start investing in some stock. Where do i start?

You can get a practice account through Yahoo or similar sites to pracetice buying and selling stocks. I would also do some research on-line or reading a book or two. One of the best TV shows is Jim Cramer's "Mad Money" on nightly on MSNBC. I watched that show and learned so much from it.

If you feel you are ready now or after you do some research, get an on-line account at Scottrade or E-Trade. Buying and selling stocks is very affordable on these sites and they have many tools you can learn from.

When you do buy stocks, look for ones that have strong GROWTH and SALES numbers. Two very important words when it comes to picking stocks.

If you want 2 to get you started, invest in Siliconware Tech (SPIL)--a microchip manufacturer and packaging company in Taiwan. They have experienced a BIG year in 2006 and are growing/expanding each month. At $10/share right now that are an affordable option and a company that has huge potential. I expect them to grow 50% and land at $15/share by late 2007.

#2 is Quantas Services (PWR) They build company infrastructures from they ground up. This company has already grown 50% in a year and with record sales and increasing territory, I expect 50% more growth by early 2008.

I commend you and wanting to learn the market at a young age. The earlier you start investing, the better. Good luck to you and let's make some money$.

I would look to www.economicinvest.com for advice on what to buy, and then open a brokerage account. The advice they give is wonderful and will grow your money fast with minimal risk.

GO SEE A BROKER!!! Learning on your own is great but with something as important as investing you should really see a professional!

I suggest you do some reading on the subject. The big thing is that you actually do it. At your age you can get stinking rich at an early age if you learn how to invest and do it consistantly. Do it! Do it! Do it! Right now! One of the best things you can ever do for yourself. Be prepared to hear from your friends how you can lose it all overnight. Don't listen. They don't know what they are talking about. Make the right moves now and enjoy a lifetime of comfort. Kudos from me and good luck.

Hi,

There is a way to invest in stocks without a broker and if you keep reading I will tell you how.

The method is called DRIPs.

A DRIP is a Dividend Reinvestment Plan. It offers indidual investors, even a15 year old, a cost-effective way to build equity in a stock.

The DRIP is run by a corporation and it allows people to make cash purchases of stock or to reinvest dividends (if any). I have a DRIP program with Goodyear Tire and Rubber, but it ran into problems a few years ago and stopped paying dividends. I also have one with YUM which was spun off from PepsiCo.

You only need one share of stock to become eligible. In some cases it can be purchased directly from the company, but some require that they be purchased through a broker. If you are under 18 and cannot open an account with a broker, you could have your parents open up an brokerage account and purchase the share in your name.

There are no fees or commissions when you reinvest your dividends.

There are lots of companies that do this - over 1000. The company likes them because it's a low cost way to get capital or cash for their business. Because of that companies welcome new investors into their DRIP plans.

What makes DRIP popular is that most of the plans require very small cash outlays even as low as $10, some as low as $5.

Some of the world's largest companies like IBM, AT&T, and McDonald's have DRIPs.

Very wealthy investor like DRIPs because it allows them to bypass the broker's commisssion which lowers the investors cost of investing

Another benefit is known as dollar-cost averaging where a fixed amount is invested on a regular basis. The stock rises and falls with the market, but by investing periodically, the average cost of the shares tends to average out and not be affected by the market swings.

Liquidating or selling your shares can be a problem because brokers want to get a commission for selling and buying stock for investors, but the company will buy them back in some cases.

Dividends are considered income and used to be taxed by the IRS, but a change in the law makes them non-taxable. But if you sell your shares and make a profit you have to pay tax on the profit. There are two types of taxes for profits or capital gains: one is short term and costs more than the other kind of capital gain which is called a long-term capital gain and that occurs when you hold a stock for more than six months.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber's stock symbol is GT, but don't invest in this one because it doesn't pay a dividend yet..

YUM is the symbol for Yum! Brands, Inc and they own Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Kentucky Fried Chicken on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

This Web site has a list of DRIPs: http://www.directinvesting.com/

To find DRIPs that pay good dividends, look in Investors Business Daily, Barrons, or the Wall Street Journal. There is a column that has dividends and return %. Most don't pay as much as a Treasury Note or a CD, but they have earnings growth to offset that income disadvantage. Than look them up in the URL above.

Google this keyword "DRIP lists" for more Web site. Be careful. Some of them charge a fee to sign up.

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get educated on stocks, trends etc first! check out www.chartfilter.com and/or other websites for some education, don't invest all your money in one stock, diversify, and only use max 25% of your funds in one stock, use a filtering system, stops, etc. do some paper trades for practice first to see how you are doing, especially for swing trades. better to make some small profits than large losses. reinvest at least 10% of paychecks into your trade acct. but education is the key.

Start by opening an account with a discount brokerage firm, I opened my first account when I was in high school with TDwaterhouse, now TDAmeritrade. Once you have an open account and money in it it's relatively easy to buy and sell stocks. One thing to watch out for, especially in the beginning, is the tendency to buy and sell buy and sell all the time. The old idea of buy and hold it not entirely accurate, but it's also not a bad idea, especially with being young and likely having limited funds. Buy a good solid company or invest in one of the broad market ishare funds and hold it. Obviously keep up on your research, but don't panic every time the price drops. So many investors sell the moment their stock declines and buy the second it starts to go up, this strategy never works. Secondly don't listen to anyone who gives you specific advice on buying a certain stock. Most of the time people that offer stock advice don't have a clue.

The best way to buy and sell stocks is to do the research yourself. If you don't have the time or know how to do the research then go with an ishare broad market type stock. Ishare stocks, which you don't have to go with because they are plenty of other spider type funds, are great because they are cheap, no heavy commissions, they are diversified, and they offer the ability to choose certain sectors or parts of the world to invest in. I've been investing for over 20 years now and carry a mix of individual stocks and ishare type funds. Good luck!

The best way to buy and sell stocks is to do the research yourself. If you don't have the time or know how to do the research then go with an ishare broad market type stock. Ishare stocks, which you don't have to go with because they are plenty of other spyder type funds, are great because they are cheap, no heavy commissions, they are diversified, and they offer the ability to choose certain sectors or parts of the world to invest in. I've been investing for over 20 years now and carry a mix of individual stocks and ishare type funds. Good luck!

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