:werd: .. save yourself the stress

 

Link to more info?

 

http://www.treasurydirect.gov/

 

T-Bonds are in increments of $1000.

And when they say that the Interest needs to be reported for taxes, do you do that every year or just when you take the money out?

 

determine your risk tolerance, how much money u got, figure out your financial goals.

do lots of research, leave emotion out of investing .. dont rely on 'tips' .. small cap/high risk stocks have the biggest growth potential, but at the same time are volatile and you can lose your 'shirt' :chuckles:

market sucks right now.. up to u to decide if its hit the bottom or not :dunno: .. factors like the war, oil, election, corrupt ceo's, etc effect everything..

buy low, sell high :dunno:

 

look into ee series or i, or the others.. i think the interest could be deferred to when you cash it :dunno: not sure, i have ee series, but havent cashed 'em out yet ..

 

could always take a few economic classes at a community college. Start reading the business section, and learning the terms. It is much better to become educated, rather than jumping right in and losing money.

 

or worse, make some money and get a false sense of confidence. then lose a lot more money than you made

 

It's hard to get started without a large source of capital, which is why mutual funds were started to begin with. Even if you do select the right stocks, chances are you won't see huge earnings just because you don't own that many shares.

 

My point of view is, don't go with mutual funds, usually the rollover is above 75% which is not good, as the mutual fund then pays fees, and taxes! It's hard for anyone to give you advice as no one really knows your level of knowledge about stocks. I would recommend reading some books on the subject, first of read scholar text books, it will teach the terms, as well as the option you have! Stock, options (put and calls), T bills ect...
Then why not pick up a book based on Warren Buffets strategies, here a good one its called "the warren buffet way". Great book, and as you probably know Warren is the most popular investor around.
The most important thing i could tell you(and i have been successful in the stock market) is not to get influenced by others! Do your own research (very time consuming) and invest in a small number of company... the saying don't put all you eggs in the same basket is taken to seriously in investing (that means don't invest in like 100 company keep it simple, easy to follow read everything about one company that you own). But obviously don't invest all your money in 1 company eigther!
Well that is my opinion, and my advise I know a lot of people out there will tell you the contrary, and it is up to you to decide! Good luck!