How to Invest, Part 1. Beginner’s Guide

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December 3, 2021

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Retail investing is getting more and more popular thanks to platforms like Robinhood, the rise of crypto and ridiculously low interest rates. Many Americans have already realized that saving money means you lose money, while investing lets you not only make a few bucks on the price difference of stocks, it can also completely transform your financial situation if you do it wisely and commit to it over a fairly long period of time.

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But how do you do it? The truth is, if you have just $1000 to invest, this makes you pretty rich even by US standards. How do you start if you have debts, little or no savings and no emergency fund? Well, these are exactly the things to consider before you even start thinking about whether to buy Coca-Cola, Tesla or crypto.

Check out this infographic to find out the preliminary yet ever so important steps you can take as a beginner investor, even if at this stage that means saving regularly or skipping a chocolate spicy pumpkin marshmallow latte every day just so you have a starting investment fund to work with in the first place.

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Snap

because I want to check what my friend has just sent me

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The company developed and maintains technological products and services, namely Snapchat, Spectacles, and Bitmoji. Snapchat is the third most popular app among millennials and gets high profits from ads on the platform. Since TikTok is not available to invest in yet, Facebook is boring, we see Snap as a good choice to diversify your portfolio. We don’t know what keeps those kids so glued to screens in Snapchat but if companies profit from it, we can get a share thanks to investing in their stocks.

Microsoft

because xBox brings us together with friends

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Microsoft is the second biggest company on the market in terms of capitalization. Xbox, Skype, Windows Office 365 are all part of Microsoft business as well as it develops, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products and services, as well as designs and sells hardware. The company’s future is as bright as it’s past with all the money the company invests in disruptive tools like AI. Next time you plan to buy another game for the Xbox console, you might also consider buying a Microsoft stock which is not very expensive.

Stride

because we want schools to be cooler

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So we packed peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the kids, now it’s time to go to school. The K12 Inc. is an educational technology company. The company offers a private education program, software and education services built to teach online for preschool students up to grade 12 or K-12. The company’s earnings soared up after the pandemic because we came to realise that online learning is not far in the future and may continue the trend.

JM Smucker

because we like to treat our pets and ourselves, too

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The American manufacturer of supermarket food JM Smucker Co also operates a pet food business including brands such as Milk-Bone and Meow Mix. It’s also the producer of the peanut butter JIF, kid’s all-time favorite filling. The company offers a 2.96% dividend yield and in the third quarter reported a 7% increase in net sales.

Hasbro

because we love playing games

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If there is one game to teach you financial literacy - it’s Monopoly, which belongs to Hasbro, as well as unparalleled portfolio of approximately 1,500 brands including MAGIC: THE GATHERING, NERF, MY LITTLE PONY, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH, BABY ALIVE, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, POWER RANGERS, PEPPA PIG and PJ MASKS, as well as premier partner brands. The company generates strong cash flows and pays regular dividends. The company’s business moves along the online trend and develops digital content in the form of TV shows, films, computer games.

Disney

because everyone has a favorite childhood hero

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Disney is a widely diversified company which owns everything from toys to apparel, and books to video games: Disney Parks, ESPN channel, Pixar, Hulu and so much more. And now it bets on streaming services with Disney+ and threatens Netflix’s market share. The company revenue suffered a major drop last year due to closure of Disneylands, but has opened them in October and foresees a strong comeback.

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