What is the best way to start investing? I have a good paying job, and i want to put my money on investments.?

Both of the above answers are correct, but if you have not already opened an IRA, that would be the first place to start. There a lot of tax advantages to IRAs and they can be composed of all sorts of investments, not just stocks.

You can contact any investment firm or most banks and they can discuss the advantages of an IRA.

Good luck!

Good for you!.... Do you have time to keep track of stock market? If not, go with mutual funds/index funds. Keep investing $100, $ 500, or even $1000 in every 2-week or 1 month, you will be a millionaire by the time you retire.

Good luck.

The best way is to first determine what your level of risk is , next how much do you have to start investment then what kind of returns do you seek and for how long are you planning on letting your money grow. I invest in forex one for monthly income now and two for long term growth I invest with other investors whereby we secure a better return on our investments. If you would like more information write to me at billone44@hotmail.com

The best way to start investing is in your own financial education. Most people get advice from other people who are in their present situation instead of from people who have the level of success they desire. If someone told me what to do with my money, the first thing I would ask is how much they made over the past year. The reason I would ask that is because, for example, if I make $1M/year, why would I take advice from a 'financial planner' who only makes $70/year? Apparently he needs to be listening to me!

At any rate, invest in your own education so you can make wise decisions regarding your own money.

Best wishes!

Wow this question has a lot of answers! The best thing to do is to consider your full picture which is easier than most people imagine.

1) Look at your W2 since you are a wage earner. You can help maximize your investments by investing a reasonable amount in tax shelter like a hom and get the mortgage interest deduction. You could buy a rental property if you already have a home. Places like Texas never had much oin the way of a bubble so check out some property there with a trusted company. This kind of strategy helps you shelter the money from your W2 that you would have lost to taxes. You may pay more (slightly) than you would have in taxes but you are also building wealth through equity if you buy right.
2. Does your company have a stock plan? If so max it out if they are a good company. You should get a 15% discount on the stock when you buy it so when you sell it even right away you can make 15% on your money. Of course if the stock goes down you may have to sit on it for a while. This is also a great way to save.
3. Consider a 401K if your company offers a decent matching. Say they match 50 cents on the dollar up to 6% of your wages and you make $100K per year. That means that you get a 3% raise for free essentially as they are adding $3,000 to your bottom line.
4. Open a discount brokerage account and invest in things you understand. For example if you buy stocks and work in technology then you are (hopefully) better prepared to uderstand technology stocks and mutual funds. Warning a lot of mutual funds really screw you on all the fees so I generally manage my own portfolio like a mutual fund. I make way more doing this myself than if it were in a fund with the same stocks because they have all these hidden fees and schedules. People who just dump money into mutual funds are brain dead.
5. If you buy mutual funds carefully review the charges loads and fee. If you have never done this before open an account with a brokerage you trust. They can offer advice and help and will explain this to you carefully. It's better than the old days and there is more oversight and regulation but still investing is a gamble so buyer beware...
6. If you feel you have some AMT exposure (seek tax advice) you may be able to shelter yourself from it by buying into an Oil & Gas LLC. these can be risky and have some liability potentially so make sure you check it out well. Most good financial planners carry these and will be happy to explain these to you.
7. Finally don't take risks that you don't spend the time to learn and understand or just don't understand. Avoid business investments that are high on promise and short on details. It isn't that hard to find investments through trusted regulated advisors that can grow well over time.
8. Be consistent and keep investing set up payroll deductions and the like to keep you going even after your inital excitement wears off.

Finally get good advice from an expert who has a license that you have checked out!!! I am just a random person here so while I hopeto give you some suggestions take everything I say with less than a grain of salt.

One place I like is the Arag Group (for legal & tax questions only). They sell a monthly legal and financial resource insurance type package very cheaply that you can call in and ask questions of and they are decent. Their address is www.araggroup.com they don't offer investment advice as far as I know but for about $17/month can answer all sorts of tax and financial implications questions. I don't work for them or get paid by them I just use them once in a while.

Good luck to you!

Jon

goto http://www.investopedia.com/ or go to your local bookstore and look at Investing Books.

Also http://finance.yahoo.com/ has a lot of info and message boards for each stock or other types of investments. First you need to open a broker acct. I use Scottrade for online stock investments because the comission is cheap and I make my own transactions. There are tons of Charting techniques and websites on the internet.

I use http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/

http://stockcharts.com/

http://askresearch.com/

and my own Broker charts for charting.

Good luck

Well it all depends on what you want to do -- i purchase lots and other real estate -- mainly low income housing --- and if you do it right you will make good money -- check out www.queenofforeclosure.com -- build real wealth

the best way about investing.
first how to invest?
where to invest?
when to invest?
how much to invest?

first you will have to learn alot about investment.
stocks shares.
everything.
i recently joined www.cnbc.com's million dollar portfolio where they give you $1million just to learn everything.
u will get that money to learn buy stocks and shares and lots of investment
so just try it out and lemme know.

Invest with USD1k or 2k; turnover shall be weekly .. result orientated!
.. if you are that serious? >

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