Hi there,
So I'm an 18 year old college sophomore looking to save up for med school. Thing is because of today's crippled economy a steady job isn't really that easy to come by. I have some money saved up and thought I'd put it to work. A friend tells me the best thing to do (other than CDs and savings accounts--which have DREADFUL rates, by the way) is to invest it in the market. So I'm here to take up his offer. However, before I even attempt to pretend that I know what I'm doing, I wanted to read up on "playing the stock market".
So here are my humble requests:
1) Do you know of any good sources for literature on the stock market? Do books outweigh the available online sources? What are your recommendations?
2) I heard there was a stock market "game" online and I think it would be a good way to test my knowledge. Is it worth the effort or should I just "jump in"?
3) If you were me, how would you start investing your money? Where would you put it? And how much of it?
Thanks!
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