Category: Become an Investor

We reached a nice round number using the globally accepted numeral system – a nice place to summarize what we’ve learned so far. Without further ado, let’s dive into it. Why invest? First thing’s first

Once you defined your investment strategy, you’re almost ready to go on your own. You may have learned more on the side or even entertained the idea of placing an order to test the grounds.

In the last post we covered asset allocation and until now you should have a pretty good idea of how you want to distribute your money. Leave a comment about the allocation you ended up with.

If you heard about ETFs, but don’t completely understand what they are and how they work, you’re at the right place. However, make sure to understand what market index, mutual funds, and index funds are first.

How does becoming an investor feel? I must admit that I’m a bit jealous that you’re going through the basics for the first time – I remember the process as lots of fun, gaining knowledge

In the previous Become an Investor post I gave an introduction to stocks and bonds. Understanding how these instruments work is crucial and required in order to start investing. However, although having the knowledge and

Welcome to the Become an Investor series – the place where you will learn everything you need to know to start investing as an amateur individual investor. No prerequisite knowledge is required, as the posts will