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Looking to put sitting money into some investments. Biomedical companies, telecommunications, energy and real estate. What do you fellas have to say? Phone Post 3.0

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Total stock market index funds, or S&P 500 index funds. Over the long term you'll do better than focusing on specific markets.

Also, read The Bogleheads Guide to Investing. It's a good book that explains things clearly, and is a legit investment philosophy. Unlike other books it's not some crazy get rich quick plan. I can't recommend it enough as a place to start Phone Post 3.0

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Invest in a vanguard index fund.

Put money in and forget about it. Phone Post 3.0

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Well my bank account could sure use an investment. Phone Post 3.0

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Zekolas - Invest in a vanguard index fund.

Put money in and forget about it. Phone Post 3.0
I have started one already. Phone Post 3.0

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Solar panels bro. Phone Post 3.0

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Land

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The Principal - You are best to invest in index funds that go with the flow of the market with relatively low fees than to gamble on individual stocks. I guess it depends on your circumstances. Phone Post 3.0
How do these work? The top 500 companies you buy into and so what exactly happens over time? Phone Post 3.0

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Vanguard Index Funds. Only fools gamble on individual stocks. Phone Post 3.0

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Index ETFs are the way to go for an investor starting out. Get a Large Cap, Small Cap, and maybe an International fund if you want to be diversified.

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I have been pretty happy with wealthfront Phone Post 3.0

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Pokanghoya - Index ETFs are the way to go for an investor starting out. Get a Large Cap, Small Cap, and maybe an International fund if you want to be diversified.
What do these terms mean? Phone Post 3.0

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TexDeuce - Vanguard Index Funds. Only fools gamble on individual stocks. Phone Post 3.0
I already have a vanguard set up. This is long term. If I want fast money I simply sell stuff, not stocks. Phone Post 3.0

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CloudSurfer - 
The Principal - You are best to invest in index funds that go with the flow of the market with relatively low fees than to gamble on individual stocks. I guess it depends on your circumstances. Phone Post 3.0
How do these work? The top 500 companies you buy into and so what exactly happens over time? Phone Post 3.0

Index funds - are usually diversified so that they mimic the overall performance of the market

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CloudSurfer - 
Pokanghoya - Index ETFs are the way to go for an investor starting out. Get a Large Cap, Small Cap, and maybe an International fund if you want to be diversified.
What do these terms mean? Phone Post 3.0

Large Cap = Larger companies worth 10 billion or greater
Small Cap = Smaller companies worth between 300 million and 2 billion

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CloudSurfer -
Pokanghoya - Index ETFs are the way to go for an investor starting out. Get a Large Cap, Small Cap, and maybe an International fund if you want to be diversified.
What do these terms mean? Phone Post 3.0
The book I mentioned clearly explains it all. It explains the whole theory that people are telling you here about low cost index funds. It explains it clearly and helps you develop a plan on how to start and how to continue. Why settle for some random posts on a message board when you could read a book that explains it clearly? Check your library, they might have it.

You can also get good info from their website and wiki at www.bogleheads.org but I feel the book is significantly easier to read and understand than their wiki Phone Post 3.0

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Amazing information fellaa. Thank you. Phone Post 3.0