If your goal is financial success, then the investment is the vehicle that will get you to that destination. Having said that, many people just do not know the first thing about investing let alone investing in the stock market. Many appreciate the need and the urgency to invest for the future, but they come up short in terms of how to go about the business of investing in a practical manner. Unfortunately, this lack of understanding of this concept has seen many people fall prey to con artists who swindle them of their savings. What does it mean to invest? Investment basically means to place funds or resources into financial schemes, shares, property, or a commercial venture with the expectation of achieving a profit. Investopedia describes investing and investment as “…the act of allocating resources, usually money, with the expectation of generating an income or profit. You can invest in endeavours, such as using money to start a business, or in assets, such as purchasing real estate in hopes of reselling it later at a higher price.” What is a stock market or stock exchange? It is a place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded. These markets
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