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I believe that the stock market will rise every year and that there is little risk in investing.
Some investments are considered high-risk, which means that I can make a great deal of money or lose everything. It makes sense to put all my money in these investments, since I'm still relatively young.
Now that everyone can plug into the Internet to learn about stocks and to buy and sell them, I don't think I need financial advice from trained professionals.
The way I understand it, I can invest in the stock market by buying shares in a stock mutual fund. It doesn't matter what fund I choose, since they all have the same objectives.
Investments consist of more than stocks and bonds. I can also invest in real estate or even collectibles like baseball cards and historic autographs.
Whether I get a loan from a bank, a credit card company, a retail store, or a finance company, all loans cost about the same. It's a waste of time to shop around.
Only people with a lot of money have to think about how they can save money on taxes.
It is smart for people in their teens, twenties, or thirties to put money aside for retirement. Even small amounts - a few dollars a month - will grow significantly by the time I retire in a compound interest account.
I expect to receive enough Social Security to live on when I retire.
