Comments on: Investing for Broke College Students

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:55:13 +0000

There are mutual funds that have monthly build up plans where investors can invest as little as $25 per month.

By: Stephen McFarlane

Stephen McFarlane — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:12:23 +0000

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By: Rika Susan At Home

Rika Susan At Home — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:52:05 +0000

Your are making some good points here. An investing plan and wealth building starts with baby steps. At first it will seem like forever before you see results, but if you start early, you can have a nice nest egg by the time you go to college. Apart from investing, the internet offers tons of opportunities for young people to begin a small business.

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By: Stock

Stock — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:06:44 +0000

Keep it simple invest in a healthcare fund or an index fund for the long term. You make way more than what the bank pays with less risk than individual stocks.

By: Lacey

Lacey — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:55:27 +0000

This was a great post! There is so much turbulence in the market today, and people need peace of mind more than ever. I wanted to offer your readers a link to another blogger who is doing great work. He writes about our ‘childhood money messages’ and how the best approach to stability in today’s market is to resist letting these emotions control our buying/selling habits. It is really fascinating work, and something you should all check out. His name is Spencer Sherman, and you can view his blog at http://www.curemoneymadness.com/blog.

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By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:55:52 +0000

Would you still recommend committing to a mutual fund? I’m trying to save for a house and fortunately was socking away some moola into a monthly savings program (it’s an account that needs x amount of money for at least 12 months with y interest–what are those called again?). So, I”ll be collecting that soon and want to know where I can get my money the most play…

By: michelle

michelle — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:02:31 +0000

You’ll want to look into the minimums at Vanguard again. I thought you could start with $1000 if you commit to automatic monthly investment of at least $50. Don’t take my word though.

By: Richard @ Student Scrooge

Richard @ Student Scrooge — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:57:52 +0000

Nice article; I think you’re making the right call saving up for a larger fund. It has been a while since I looked at Sharebuilder, but I seem to remember it not being a great deal once you took all the fees — both buying and selling — into account.

I think Vanguard’s STAR fund has a $1,000 minimum even without a commitment to automatic payments, but I’m not completely sure on that.