Investing For Your Dreams By: Julianne Kotrba

Relating investing to Financial Literacy If you are financial literate you can efficiently and effectively choose the best investing options that the market has to offer.

The Importance of investing I think the importance of investing is so you can create a financial portfolio to yield the best gains possible.

Investing in my life now It would help me to pay for a better college. –To get the training I need. –To become successful in my career. To pay for my trip to Germany. –To know more about different cultures. –To experience someplace different. To pay for my car. –To get to the places I need to go.

Investing for my future For my family –My child’s college education –A house for my family –For medical care –For family vacations In case I lost my job For my own retirement

Steps to investing Invest regularly Invest for long term Have diversification Have a planned strategy Take risks that are comfortable for you Have financial goals Know your general market conditions Know the liquidity Build your assets Invest in tax-deferred investments for retirement Have FUN!

Successful Investing Do your OWN homework Read the WSJ to keep up with the new investing techniques Never invest money that you can’t afford to loose! Keep a good eye at consumer confidence and interest rates Don’t believe what you see on the grape vine Keep up with micro and macro economics

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