Best place to learn about investing in the stock market?

[Shortbow]

For those of you who are investment savy, can any of you point me towards a good learning tool to better understand the start market and how to get started. Thanks.

[Sippy]

howthemarketworks.com , we use this at school

[outlaw38]

Invest a bunch of money, you will learn quick.

[Sleepy]

do it now, return rates are 9-11%

[tgridley]

Not on here. LOL

[buzzcut]

Set your DVR to record a few hours of CNBC every day and watch it when you get home from work. Hang out on some of the trading/investing forums,ask questions about something you don't understand. You wont learn it all overnite.

[Mike D]

http://www.daveramsey.com/elp/investing/

Look at all of the options out there.

[Maddox]

http://www.daveramsey.com/elp/investing/

Look at all of the options out there.

I haven't found anyone with their ELPs that I have liked.

Unless you are rich already, just stick to Mutual Funds. Don't go with Front Loaded Funds, and look for ones who's fees are less than 1%. I personally go with funds that have 3-5 Morningstar "Stars" and a good 10 year track record.

Unless your smart and have a ton of time to watch the market AND can see into the future, your not going to make money jumping into and out of the market. Find long term investments and stick with them.

The only stock I own is my company stock (NBL), my wifes company stock (MRO), Exxon Mobil (purchased on a 52 week low), and BP purchased when the Dividend yield was at ~7%. Im ruducing my investments in stock as we speak and putting more into long term mutual funds.

[Mike D]

I haven't found anyone with their ELPs that I have liked.

Unless you are rich already, just stick to Mutual Funds. Don't go with Front Loaded Funds, and look for ones who's fees are less than 1%. I personally go with funds that have 3-5 Morningstar "Stars" and a good 10 year track record.

Unless your smart and have a ton of time to watch the market AND can see into the future, your not going to make money jumping into and out of the market. Find long term investments and stick with them.

The only stock I own is my company stock (NBL), my wifes company stock (MRO), Exxon Mobil (purchased on a 52 week low), and BP purchased when the Dividend yield was at ~7%. Im ruducing my investments in stock as we speak and putting more into long term mutual funds.

That's why I told him to look at all the options out there. He could at least get some advice from them and decide if that's the route he wants to go.

[jetlag887]

I make my money when one of my cows has a calf, you always make money on a stock split!

[Shortbow]

Thanks guys.

[Texbow]

Not on here. LOL

funny and true

[dustoffer]

School of Hard Knocks, and University of Experience.

Good luck, and don't put all your eggs in one basket (diversify).

[Outback]

I went to a seminar offered by investools.com. I learned alot and now use their site to help determine when to buy/sell stocks. They are linked to ameritrade but I use fidelity. It's awesome. I've made some money, 100 times the monthly $29 use fee.