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The concept of investing for dummies is just another way of admitting that we want some topics simplified. That is probably what made the book series so popular. If you've ever seen a copy of Windows 7 for Dummies, you can understand the 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 possible, we provide the user with practical examples and tools such as online calculators.
In this publication, we'd like to introduce an important section of the website that follows the investing for dummies pattern. We've a complete investing dictionary section in Money-Zine, and this section of the site contains 100 of the most common investor words used today.
Our approach goes beyond the simple one sentence definitions you'd find elsewhere. Our definitions contain links to other definitions, so you can figure out how these terms are related.
Investing Resources
The investing dictionary now becomes a powerful tool that can be used to connect investing publications with supplemental information. That's the same way the online calculators work. Here we've further divided these calculators into categories such as:
That's nearly 100 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" by providing a list of what we think are articles written for individuals just starting out in the investing world. These articles cover topic such as the fundamentals of investing through research; before anyone starts to invest money in the market.
In each of the sections below we're going to list some helpful articles in order of increasing complexity.
Mutual Funds Investing
Mutual fund investing is a great way for anyone to "get their feet wet" in the investing world. Since your 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 factors to look for in a mutual fund is their fee structure. This article thoroughly covers the topic of mutual fund loads and fees, including some examples that help illustrate why most investors should be taking a closer look at no load mutual funds.
Buying Mutual Funds
Our final recommendation for mutual fund investors is a series on buying mutual funds. This four part series walks the investor through the basic information someone needs to know before buying shares in a mutual fund.
Investing In Stocks
If you're looking for an investment that is 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, we're going to summarize some of that information in this article too.
Stock Research
If you're thinking about investing in stocks, then you really should read through the four part series on conducting stock research. These articles can 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, it's advisable to first get comfortable using stock market games. We have listings of both board games as well as 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
Don't stop here; take a look around, because investing for dummies is all about simplifying concepts. We've separated information into categories that align with the most expensive purchases and financial planning information individuals may encounter. This includes topics such as buying a home, buying a car or saving for college.
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 even throw that Investing for Dummies book in the circular file.
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