Investment Strategies for a College Graduate?
November 3, 2007
Eric L asked:
I am graduating college with no debt and will probably be working at a large defense company making a good starting salary. My question is about investing my hard earned money. Which way should I go, get into the market try to research a mutual fund that has low fees and is emphasizing on buying undervalued stocks in the long term or try to get into a foreclosure that isn’t trashed in a decent neighborhood and try to fix it up a little. I would like to do both. I am eligible for a VA loan that requires little down and locks in lower fixed rates, but I think there is some stipulation with insurance, but I am not looking for this to be a long term house. I will likely sell it once the market rebounds. I am also going to try to start a company on the weekends that researches viable tax liens. Any advise would be appreciated.
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I am graduating college with no debt and will probably be working at a large defense company making a good starting salary. My question is about investing my hard earned money. Which way should I go, get into the market try to research a mutual fund that has low fees and is emphasizing on buying undervalued stocks in the long term or try to get into a foreclosure that isn’t trashed in a decent neighborhood and try to fix it up a little. I would like to do both. I am eligible for a VA loan that requires little down and locks in lower fixed rates, but I think there is some stipulation with insurance, but I am not looking for this to be a long term house. I will likely sell it once the market rebounds. I am also going to try to start a company on the weekends that researches viable tax liens. Any advise would be appreciated.
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Do both.
Start a Roth IRA in a low cost S&P Index fund (Vanguard, Fidelity, or T Rowe Price). That’s not as exciting as picking your own stocks and trading them, but it’s a solid foundation to start. After you’ve got about $10k in that then branch out to small caps or sector funds.