Investing gurus... need some resources

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Originally Posted by Pilon

you can also open up a Schwab or Fidelity account to save some non retirement money. you can invest in no load funds. t rowe price, vanguard, janus to name some fund families with no sales charges. if you do stocks your going to pay for trades getting in and out, its better to diversify your money with mutual funds and let the managers choose what to buy and sell on a daily basis. im sure you have better things to do with your time than research stocks day in and day out.

For someone just starting to invest, this guy has the right idea. Trading can be fun and the amount of $$ that can be made in such a short time is addicting, but it can also get expensive and it's not really worth the return for what you're required to pay in fees and taxes.