Ways To Start Investing Now

The Dow was up today, tomorrow it may be down, the next day no one knows...Up and down, up and down.It's not shocking that many people do not want to invest money right now with the volatile stock market the way it is.  Millions of people lost billions and trillions of dollars of their hard earned money.  Even the safest investments were not so safe.  But, putting your money under your mattress is still not the best investment in these volatile times.  There are some ways to start investing that can give you profitable returns in the long term.  In this article I wanted to share some with you.

One way to start investing now is to start green investing.When you invest green, you are looking for companies that invest in environmentally friendly products and services.  Solar cell and wind power companies would be some possibilities.  But investing in an individual company may be too risky so you should look for a mutual fund or ETF to get you started.  With the current Obama administration, you will see more money being invested in green technology so that should have positive results for companies in this industry. 

Another way to start investing is through short term investing.This requires you to follow the market daily trying to take advantage of bargains.Short term investing involves you having a more active role in your investments, you may be watching them each day.  You may hold onto stocks and ETFs for a period of under a year.Compare that to long term investing where you plan to hold onto stock for several years.

There are many possibilities when it comes to investing.  If you are having trouble picking an investing strategy, you could read some of the best investing books that cover all the popular strategies and see which one you are most comfortable with and go from there. 

With the market so low today, it is a good time to start investing.  There has not been a better time to buy low and sell high in our lifetimes.  Investing right now does come with risks but if you have a long term investing horizon and can deal with the ups and downs of the market, you could do well for yourself with some juicy returns.