Investment:  Getting Started

Invest Wisely: Advice From Your Securities Industry Regulators -- you need to select a brokerage firm or make initial investment decisions, but you’re not familiar with the process and you don’t know the right questions to ask. This document provides basic information to help you through this process.
To order a free copy, call the Securities and Exchange Commission: 1-800-SEC-0330

Ask Questions: Questions You Should Ask About Your Investments and What To Do If You Run Into Problems -- it doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or have been investing for many years, it’s never too early or too late to start asking questions about investment products, the people who sell those products and the progress of your investments.  To order a free copy, call the Securities and Exchange Commission: 1-800-SEC-0330

Women & Investing: Getting Started Toward A Financially Secure Future -- this is an overview organized around brief life stories of four women and how they face planning for financial security.  It begins with six questions that get to the heart of why many women do not begin to plan.  For example, “I am not sure how to start investing what should I do?"  "Don’t I need a lot of money to begin investing?”  A budget worksheet is included.  You can use this for inspiration or to boost motivation.  To order a free copy, call Oppenheimer Funds: 1-888-470-0862


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