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 Investing for Dummies is just another way of admitting that we really want things simplified. That is probably what made the book series so popular. Someone gave me a copy of Windows 95 for Dummies. At the time I was already an "expert" on personal computers but I read through it anyway. It was a long book that explained things in simple terms.
Investing for Dummies
When we think of the concept of investing for Dummies that's just another way of admitting that we really want things simplified. That is probably what made the book series so popular. If you've ever seen a copy of Windows 95 for Dummies, you can understand this concept of simplification. You may have been an "expert" on personal computers but if you read the book it explains things in very simple terms.
Investing Made Simple
That is one of our objectives here, to attempt to provide the investor with solid information that is easy to understand. When we can, we provide the user with practical examples and tools such as online calculators.
In this publication, we'd like to introduce you to an important section of the publication that follows the investing for dummies pattern. We've a complete investing dictionary section of Money-Zine and this section of the publication contains 100 of the most common investor words used today.
We go beyond the simple one sentence definitions you'd find elsewhere. Our definitions contain links to other definitions so you can figure out how all of these terms fit together.
Investing Resources
The investing dictionary now becomes a powerful tool that can be used to connect our investing publications with supplemental information. That's the same way our online calculators work too. Here we've further divided these calculators into categories such as:
That's over 75 free calculators that you can use to run through a wide variety of investment planning scenarios - from new car loans to retirement planning.
Articles in our Dummies Selection
We're also going to help all the "dummies" out there by providing you with a list of what we think are articles that are written for those of you that are just starting out in the investing world. These are articles that cover topic such as the fundamentals of investing through research - before you start to invest money in the market.
In each of the sections below were going to list articles in order of increasing complexity.
Mutual Funds Investing
Mutual fund investing is a great way for any anyone to "get their feet wet" in the investing world. And since you money is being managed by professional investors, you can immediately get your money working in the market with a minimal amount of research.
Mutual Fund for Dummies
Our dummies publication for mutual funds focuses on the high level concepts you need to understand when investing in mutual funds. This article covers risk, fees and mutual fund research topics.
Mutual Fund Loads
One of the most important things to look for in a mutual fund is their fee structure. This article thoroughly covers the topic of mutual fund load and fees including some examples that help illustrate why most investors should really be taking a close look at no load mutual funds.
Buying Mutual Funds
Our final recommendation for mutual fund investors is to take a look at our series on buying mutual funds. This four part series walks you through pretty much all the basic information you need to know before buying shares in a mutual fund.
Investing In Stocks
If you're looking for something more adventurous than mutual funds - which is not exactly what we'd recommend to those looking for investing for dummies information - then the next level of complexity is picking individual stocks.
Stocks for Dummies
Our stocks for dummies article really redirects you to other stock investment resources on this website. In fact, some of that information we're going to summarize for you in this particular article too.
Stock Research
If you're thinking about investing in stocks, then you really should read through our four part series on conducting stock research. These articles can really help new investors to get an introduction - or foundation - in the important concept of value investing.
Stock Market Game
Before anyone starts to invest their hard earned cash into the stock market, we'd advise everyone to first get comfortable using stock market games. We've got listings of both board games and even information on where you can play a stock market game online and for free.
Practice makes perfect and that saying really applies to investing in stocks. Before you make a mistake with real money, take the time to practice and learn from playing these games.
Summing Things Up
So don't stop here, take a look around, because investing for dummies is really all about simplifying things. We've broken down into categories some of the most expensive purchases and important planning information you may encounter in your life such as buying a home, buying a car or saving for college.
So take a closer look at all the information we've put together - something is bound to be of value to nearly every reader. If we keep trying harder, maybe you can throw that Investing for Dummies book in the circular file.
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