STOCK 101
STOCK 101
I need some answers about stocks .... investing 101!!?
If I was to start investing through the stock market .... and I invest for example USD 500 to begin with .... what can my average income be over a year? (assume things went ok)
I know I need to read more in this area because I have no idea about economics or investing ..... please any help would be welcome to make me understand.
Thanks 
when you said investment strategy .... is there a specific site I can refer to understand what will be a good strategy for me .. as a beginner.
Your question is very difficult to answer but I will try. For someone like yourself I believe DRIPS (dividend reinvestment plans) would be a viable option.
Companies offer DRPs as a way for their shareholders to buy stock directly from the company (usually through a transfer agent) in very small to large amounts, and usually on a monthly basis if desired. These plans get their name from the fact that they also reinvest dividends paid, using these dividends to purchase more stock. Thus the name "Dividend Reinvestment Plan." The specifics of whether or not you have to reinvest the dividends depends on the plan.
Advantages of DRPs
You don't need a large amount of money to start. Usually owning one share is all that is required to enroll in a DRP.
DRPs are a cost-effective way for Fools to put stock dividends to better use -- purchasing more shares of the company -- than simply spending the money or having it sit in a money market account. Most DRPs allow dividends to be reinvested at no fee.
Most companies allow investors to purchase additional shares through a Dividend Reinvestment Plan for nominal fees -- or often no fee at all. These STOCK PURCHASE provisions, sometimes called Stock Purchase Plans (SPPs) or Optional Cash Purchase Plans (OCPs), allow an investor to send in as little as $10 to $50 at a time to purchase additional stock.
About 100 companies have DRPs that allow investors to purchase stock at a discount to the current market price. These discounts can range anywhere from one to ten percent.
DRPs "force" investors to buy stock on a regular basis and hold on to that stock. As a result, investors adopt a long-term horizon and often invest small amounts of money on a regular basis -- money that they usually don't even miss. Nearly 200 companies also offer the option to make periodic DRP investments through automatic debits from bank accounts.
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