FAQ

Q:  How does investing work?

  • A:  Quite well, actually.  The stock market is the 8th Wonder of the world.

Q:  Can you tell me how to double my money?

  • A:  Fold it in two.  Or buy and hold an index fund.

Q:  How can I invest when I don’t have any extra money?

  • A:  No one ever does.  Setup to automatically move money to investments.

Q:  Isn’t investing gambling?

  • A:  No, some people gamble with the stock market, but that isn’t the market’s fault.

Q:  Where can I find someone who knows what the stock market will do?

  • A:  Nowhere, don’t try.

Q:  How does day trading work?

  • A:  Poorly, unless you’re the brokerage.

Q:  Why do most investors make less than the market rate of return?

  • A:  They guess or pay professional guessers.

Q:  How can professional stock pickers average worse than random results?

  • A:  Because they don’t know the future, but charge you for guessing.