What Gaff said. Once you get the account open, read, read, read. Zerohedge is good intel sometimes. The genpub rags like 'Money' are basically people flogging different things every month to justify their jobs as 'financial writers.' Buy this fund! Buy that fund! Fund manager of the year is on fire with 45% returns! Drive you crazy if you try to invest like that. No one outmaneuvers the market over extended periods of time. I don't care what people claim. The guy who says he always runs a winning % in the stock markets is analogous to the fact that of all the people I've ever talked with after they returned from Vegas, nobody ever finished down - - always a net winner. Yeah. Sure. Anyone claiming success year after year is probably the next Bernie Madoff. Run from that, don't walk. Read the first 1/2 of 'A Random Walk Down Wall Street' - - the second half gets a bit technical but is still excellent. Vanguard funds. The lowest fees of all. You could also invest in ETF's via your online account. ETFs typically charge less in management fees, because there's nothing to manage. Similar to VANG index funds such as VFIAX. Good hunting, sir!
