— Buy well-known stocks with $5.00 —<\/p>\n
[By Ray Maratea]<\/p>\n
The public is generally unaware that great stocks can be purchased one piece at a time. These pieces are called \u201cFractional Shares.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you open a Brokerage account with Charles Schwab (no money needs to be deposited), it will open a world of over 500 stocks listed in the S&P 500. <\/span><\/p>\n I mention the S&P 500 because that index is the only one I know of that allows you to buy a fractional share.<\/p>\n Of the five hundred stocks, two pay dividends every month. Of the two, one pays about five percent and the other about seven percent monthly.<\/p>\n If you start purchasing these two, you will see your money grow in no time. Yes, there is risk in the stock market. The way to minimize that risk is simply to add other stocks to your investment, thereby reducing the risk. If you do nothing, you gain nothing.<\/p>\n More than two stocks pay dividends monthly, but you must purchase whole shares. So, if you purchased a combination of all of them, you could end up with a portfolio generating about six to nine percent income monthly. Do I have any interest?<\/p>\n There are other reasons why you should start investing, too many to list here. I have been helping friends and family for years because the retirement plan designed by our government about 90 years ago is failing. When you retire, a good part of what you will live on will come from these investments you make now.<\/p>\n Email me at investsmallpotatoes@gmail.com with your questions. I can help remove the fear factor about investing. I am a very conservative investor, and thereby have minimal risk. If you begin investing, you will eventually decide what risk is acceptable to you. It will take time to become a seasoned investor, and you will be surprised at yourself.<\/p>\n