Helping Beginners Learn Financial Basics the Fun Way!
💼 What Is Investing?
Investing means putting your money into things like stocks, mutual funds, or even cool website names to help it grow over time.
🛠️ Getting Started: Who Are the Key Players?
- Trading Platforms – Websites where you can buy/sell stocks and funds
🖥️ Try: Charles Schwab - Mutual Funds – Great for long-term savings
📊 Check out: Vanguard, T. Rowe Price - Banks – You need a bank account to invest
🏦 Good options: PNC Bank, Huntington Bank - Cryptocurrency – Digital money like Ethereum or Litecoin
💻 Buy at: Coinbase
💸 What’s the DOW Jones Anyway?
The DOW Jones is like a scorecard for the stock market.
👉 If it’s low, it might be a good time to buy more — that’s called dollar cost averaging!
📊 Schwab Intelligent Portfolios® – Your Robo-Investing Buddy
This is a tool that automatically builds your investment portfolio.
✅ No advisory fees
✅ 24/7 live support
✅ Needs at least $5,000 to start
💡 Think Outside the Box: Buy Domain Names!
Cool website names (called domains) can be bought and resold later for profit.
Jane’s Examples:
- froghumor.com
- aidclient.com
- optsavvy.health
📍 Buy from:
📈 Let’s Talk Stocks
These are real companies you can invest in:
- John Deere (DE)
- Walmart (WMT)
- Harley Davidson (HOG)
- Shell (SHEL)
- Gorilla Glue (GRRR)
- Mara Holdings (MARA)
📚 Tip: Visit schwab.com and read up before you buy!
🧰 Wrap-Up: What You’ll Need to Begin
✔ A quality bank account
✔ Login details ready (for passwords, codes, etc.)
✔ A little patience to learn as you go
✔ Curiosity to explore stocks, domains, and crypto!
🚀 Final Tip from Jane:
“I’ve made thousands with my portfolio. You can too — just take the first step and learn one thing a day!”