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[kabaret]

Most people are "loaners." They invest their money in what they consider to be safe investments, usually at a local bank or credit union. Being a "loaner" can be a barrier to your financial independence.

Don't Just Save: Invest!

Where do you have the potential to get the kind of rate of return you need to keep ahead of inflation? Equity investments or, simply put, the stock market. The market takes you out of the "savings" mode and puts you into the "investment" mode. *

Where do I begin?

Mutual funds are one of the best options available today. They offer an opportunity to participate in the stock market without having to select and manage individual investments yourself.

What is a mutual fund?

A mutual fund is an opportunity for you, together with many other investors, to pool your money. Professional money managers invest the "pool" for you, keeping the investments under constant supervision.

As an investor, you own shares in your portion of the investment. You also receive your proportionate share of any earnings on the investment of the funds

[TiCam]

Thanks for the information.

[eustache]

what are the risk???

is that a good place to put one 401K?

[kabaret]

eustache if the institution you are working for match your contribution it ok but if not you are better of having a mutual funds .in a mutual fund you could get up to 12% return on your money. you still could get more money out of a mutual than a 401k . invest wisely while we are young .there isn't any risk in a 401k but your take a long time to double check out the rule of 72 post

[eustache]

Is a 401K or a mutual funds protected by the goverment(FDIC). What would happens to my money in 10 or 20yrs if the bank or financial company fold?