Lux Investing

I am new to the stock market investing area, could someone give me a few pointers on what to look for?

I am truely a beginner, not much $$$ to invest but would like to try something that will work and not cost too much. Also help with some of the lingo, any good websites for that

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1. ur playing with fire and like fire see to where the air flows not to get burnt. Any time is for a good investmets talk to a broker he will help you out and invest your money for you. Do not believe in IRA tought they don't help much. Plus look for companies who are the underdog much like Yahoo and Ebay and Google started up. I don't know if My Space is a corporation if it is that would probably wouldve been a good bet about 2 years ago.`
2. This is not a venture just to jump into. The stock market is just like gambling,only invest what you can afford to loose if the investment goes south. Read & get some answers from a broker. talk w/friends and family to find someone you can trust.
3. The Couch Potato Portfolio is for you! Put half your money in the Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (VBMFX) and half in the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSMX). This combination will perform better than 2/3 of mutual funds. This link tells about it. Free registration is required. E-mail me and I'll send you this article and another that is good.
4. Well i am no expert but i have done fairly well in the stock market following something rather simple. I invest in 2 diffrent ways. 1st What do people do at all times? They get married,divorced, children born, loved ones die, get a new job, get fired, buy a house or lose it all. They drink. I have invested in booze rather well. It's not something that is going to make you rich but it will be safe and keep up with inflation. It's like plumbing, people might quit smokeing or drinking but nobody is going to quit hitting the head. 2nd i have invested in what the military is useing. The company that makes medals and makes uniforms. Gerber Blades and Leather man Paratools. Everyone has one. General Dynamics makes alot of the communications and electronics for tanks and troops. ect. I'm not rich but when i retire i can just live and spoil my grand children. One more. Invest in yourself. Going to school and buying land. Own a home. Own your car. Invest in things that you enjoy collecting (I collect coins). Get a good retirement fund. (I use TPS, it's the government reitrement program for Federal workers). 15% per paycheck. Good luck. Start early and stick to it.
5. A few tips what to look for: 1) Look for earning up 25% or more for the last 3 years Return on equity of 17% or higher, and recent earning be accelerating. 3) Avoid cheap stocks, stock cheap for a reason 4) Pick companies with management ownership of stock 5) Pick companies with a new produc or service. 6) Buy when the market indexes are in an uptrend To learn more, visit this website. Click on the link. http://www.moneychimp.com/
6. Try vanguard.com and fool.com
7. Find the answer to your question at this site: www.fool.com also, http://finance.yahoo.com after you get to know some lingo. I also suggest heading to Barnes and Noble and sitting in their investment section for a while and reading the beginner investment books for free. If you find yourself thinking "this is too good to be true" or "this seems like hype" or "isn't this like gambling" then don't trust the source. Good advice will be common to all of your sources. Good luck