Hello all...I know this place has a lot of smart and opinionated people from both sides of the political spectrum. So I figured I would ask some informal advice on the subject of investing...
...mainly on where the hell to start.
I have my company 401K, and I've diversified it, etc. However, I'm also interested in investing beyond retirement needs--i.e., I don't want to be old and half dead before I start enjoying my money.
However, on this question, I've generally found myself a bit intimidated and wandering. Are there places/funds that deal with less affluent investors? I don't have a lot of money upfront, but I want to have an automatic transfer from my bank account every month to keep on adding to it. I don't want to invest conservatively like with bank CDs, etc. I generally want something like my 401K where I can diversify it into multiple funds of various risk over long periods of time (a mutual fund?).
So does anyone have any advice for where I should go?
I worked in a bank for six years, but the one side of banking I never touched was anything to do with investments. Too bad, because I always found it interesting.
Much thanks!
Melon
...mainly on where the hell to start.
I have my company 401K, and I've diversified it, etc. However, I'm also interested in investing beyond retirement needs--i.e., I don't want to be old and half dead before I start enjoying my money.
However, on this question, I've generally found myself a bit intimidated and wandering. Are there places/funds that deal with less affluent investors? I don't have a lot of money upfront, but I want to have an automatic transfer from my bank account every month to keep on adding to it. I don't want to invest conservatively like with bank CDs, etc. I generally want something like my 401K where I can diversify it into multiple funds of various risk over long periods of time (a mutual fund?).
So does anyone have any advice for where I should go?
I worked in a bank for six years, but the one side of banking I never touched was anything to do with investments. Too bad, because I always found it interesting.
Much thanks!
Melon