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Thank you both for your truthful and very useful information. I will heed cautiously when venturing into this investing world and I believe toby os right in saying my best opinions are the ones of my own. Especially my first opinions. Being only months into this new world, it could get...

Thanks toby for the quick reply. I belong to a virtual stock exchange where I can practice to my hearts content. With this and all the research and studying I have done, I am not so skiddish to jump into the stock market but it seems that there are so many sheep in wolves clothing so to speak...

I have been looking at and researching etf's and it seems this is a somewhat safe investing vehicle to start out in. How long has etf's been in exsistence and are there etf's that offer dividend payments or direct re-investment plans? Sorry about the ignorence but I wont know if I dont ask.

Thanks Toby for those words of wisdom. I have a savings vehicle I am putting my money into and will not use those funds for my market purchasing. With Sharebuilder, there is no minimum amount to open an account and I can get partial shares on a date that I choose. This makes it easy to get...

I just looked at ib and their minimum starting balance is a bit high for me. I am just starting out and my capitol is below 1000.00. Any other suggestions?

Hello all, I am just starting in the stock world and have been confused from day one. I am at the age of 41 and feel it is time, well past time to take control of my financial future. I first started with an online bank account that offers me 4.55 % yield on my savings. better than what I...