To demonstrate how easy it is to invest I have set up an investment that will invest $25 a month in a mutual fund. As I manage this investment I will teach you along the way how to invest and what everything means – in plain English.
The purpose of this is to walk you through the process of investing from the very beginning. I will take you through researching funds, monitoring the funds for performance and altering the diversification of the fund as it grows. As an added bonus you get to see the value of investing by seeing how quickly $25 a month can add up! This is a real investment, the money is really being invested it is not hypothetical!
Hopefully you will see how easy it is and how your money can grow so you will start investing.
Start Date: January 2009
Investment to date: $354.45 ($25 per month, plus reinvest earnings)
Value of Investment: $435.11
Updated: February 23, 2010
