Investing

I’ve never really went into stocks and the stock market all that much. Can somebody explain the stock market, buying, and selling stocks.

I’ve heard all the talk about facebook being floated on the stock market next year and being valued at 100 billion dollars, just wondering what does it mean for a company to be floated on the stock market?

I am wondering if there is college degree, of some sort that i could take that will further my knowledge in investing in the stock market. Thank you.

I really want to learn how the stock market works and see if I have the potential to prosper in that field. Any good books that teach of stocks would help also.
P.S: I’m home schooled so I cannot ask a "guidance counselor" for advice. Thank you in advance.

If the stock market is entirely governed by random walk, if it has zero patterns, if it really means nothing whether you have faith in value investing or growth investing, active investing or passive investing, then does it ultimately matter what you invest in? How is then a stock exchange any less of a speculation [...]

I want to learn how to invest in the Stock Market. Where do I Start? How do I Start? I absolutely have no knowledge in investments in shares/stocks. But I have a desire to learn and pursue being an investor.

The London Stock Exchange trades from 8am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday, for example. All very civilized. What effect would it have on the market and the economy as a whole if it started trading 24/7? Presumably it is possible – is it desirable?

I mean can there? And how? Also, note that Im just saying investing in companies, and Im not talking about stock exchange which is risky. Say I invested 10$ in a company with 3% raise each day. Whats the worst that could happen?

You would need to invest many shares in order to make a good profit. So my question is, how do people make so much in the stock market when prices only fluctuate so little?

The only people who should care are those who own stock. The real danger to the economy is not so much from a weakening stock market, but rather from the panic stockholders display at every fluctuation. If people would just chill out, regardless of what the stock market does, the economy would probably [...]

What classes did they take? Where did people like them learn to make money from the stock market?

I guess some detailed analysis would answer this question but I really don’t know how to do it. My premise is that the stock market has upward pressure on the 15th and 30th of the month in anticipation of large 401K withholding inflows. As an investor I want the market to be down on those [...]

How long will it take to make money in the stock market? Does it take a while? How many shares do I have to buy.

I think I have a general idea about how the stock market works but I don’t know where to start. I hear that I should go to Etrade, Ameritrade or Scottrade. How do they differ and are there more places for me to buy and sell stock?
Also, I was wondering how much money should I [...]

What are the advantages and disadvantages of investing in mutual funds?
How important is the investment objective as stated in the fund’s prospectus?
describe the difference between a managed fund and an index fund. Which fund would you choose for your investment program?

What is the difference between stocks and bonds? how does one make profit from investing? in simple terms please…
And i get the concept of buy low and sell high, but why would anyone ever buy an expensive stock?

I’m new to stock market and I’d like to know what to consider before you buy something on the market? Also, is there any forum or helping websites out there to help? Thanks for any answer.

So I’m thinking a little towards which colleges I would like to apply to next year, and I figured since I spend a few hours a month researching the stock market and making small investments, would colleges like to know this? My father owns the account, but I make the decisions. Would a college see [...]

I really can’t see the difference. The stock market is manipulated and controlled by the rich to their advantage but it is okay for Jehovah’s Witnesses to put their money in it but when it comes to the lottery that is an excommunicating offense.
Yes people make money in the stock market but for every [...]

(a) Stock prices had been too tightly controlled by the government.
(b) Stock prices had risen too high because of speculation.
(c) Investors had not been allowed to borrow money to pay for stocks.
(d) Too few people had been investing in the stock market.