Investing

The money was a graduation present from my Dad. Unfortunately, I graduated in 2000, right before the dot-com bust, Enron, and then Sept. 11.
The value of the fund, some of which was actually invested in Enron, crashed to something like half of its original value and has only now, 7 years later, regained its original [...]

We are planning on investing a certain amount towards our 2 babies college education. How much does a college degree cost after 4 years in a good private college? We want to start early to give our kids a good chance at attending their desired school if they decide to do so. Any investment advice [...]

I’m sure there is a lot of investment advice out there that won’t require me to hand my earnings over to commission based investment places.

i’ve placed my money in a money market savings accruing about 4.25% interest but i believe i can do better. i don’t want any stock tips but a real answer as to where i can place this money to gain more, faster. or am i better off leaving my money right where it [...]

I’m going to Iraq or Afghan in July and I’d like some investing advice for while I’m out there. Or where I could go to go get some investment advice? gonna be out there a year, but it could also be something that I can do to build on once I return as [...]

My grandpa, love him, but all he talks about is investing for retirement and how I need to do it. Is there a way I can say leave me alone? I do not want to be like him- always concerned with money issues. I just want to enjoy life. Money is [...]

that the advice is bad?
Reason: If he knew anything about investing, he would not need to sell his advice. He would be rich from his investments.

People can sell books about investing without being a licensed financial planner. but if i am simply offering advice on a web site and sharing my findings with the public, can i become liable even if i am not taking any money from anyone?

that the advice is bad?
Reason: If he knew anything about investing, he would not need to sell his advice. He would be rich from his investments.

I have a variety of Fidelity mutual funds and I am thinking of using one of their representatives to review and evaluate my portfolio. I hope to get some sound advice about how to invest over the long term for retirement. Has anyone used their services and what did you think of them. [...]

hometown. Should I go there and get personalized service, or should I do the online discount broker avenue? Is it pretty easy to invest online? I have read one good boook that gives me some pretty simple investment advice. I just have the first time jitters. Help me please

I am a young adult starting to save money and want to invest it into the stock market. I am not looking for specific investment advice, but rather how do I take my money and transform that into investments in a more general sense. Should I just go up to my bank teller and say [...]