How can I invest in a company 🤔?

[MrOracle]

You can buy stock in most publicly-traded companies by opening up an account at an investment company. These days, you can do it all online and you can buy partial shares, so there's very little barrier to entry. You'll be charged for every trade you make, so you won't want to buy and sell constantly unless you're sure those transactions will lead to more profits.

Unless you have a lot of money and are an established investor, you won't be able to get the best deals, which are given to people who invest a lot of money very early in companies that aren't yet traded publicly, but you can still make a good deal of money. This is an extreme example, but consider that in 1995, when Apple was near bankruptcy, a share of Apple stock was trading for under $8 a share. Today, those shares would be worth well over $1000 (Apple recently did a stock split, so the price per share is lower, but you'd have more shares). Similarly, on the day that Google went public, you could have purchased shares for $85 a share. Today, they'd be worth $1200/share (they've also split).

But there are also plenty of companies whose stock price is lower today than it was 20 years ago, and companies who have gone completely out of business. If you'd invested in those, you would have lost everything you'd invested. There are no guarantees.

GENERALLY, the greater your chance of losing your money, the greater the possible return on your investment. That's why you want to diversify - to invest in a number of different companies, so if you lose big on one, you hopefully gain on the others and aren't harmed as badly. Having all your money in just a few companies can be risky, but it can also pay off.

It's important not to invest in a company just because you like the company or it's products - what's important is how the MARKET feels about their products, and how well the company is able to offer the market products that it is likely to buy a lot of, or that it has tight control of via patents, trademarks, and copyrights.

In general, the Dow Industrial Average, which is an index of 30 major stocks, doubles in value every 11 years, and has for the last 100+ years. That means if you invest over the long term, your chances of making money are high. If you're trying to make money quickly, or if you move in and out of stocks frequently, then you have a higher risk of losing that money.

[AlexanderAnttila]

My mother and sister trades in stocks and have both earned quite a lot of money. A quick course on how it works and the proper stock company to begin with, such as Avanza and you're good to go. The most important thing to remember though is that it requires much attention 24/7 to manage your stocks properly and invest them rightly. And whatever you do never "panic-sell", which is when you sell a stock as soon as you see it drop, many times it rises just after and you loose a ton of money.

[Gwenhwyfar]

Buy stocks or bonds or other investment portfolio items. You should talk to a financial advisor, but blue chip stocks are one of the safest investments (but they also have a very low rate of return, which means you won’t make that much money unless you own a lot of shares).

[iseekpinetrees]

I know nothing about this stuff lol try to Google it. You'd prob find companies and such that way.

[zeitgeist057]

Investing is gambling, much like going to a casino and betting on a number at the roulette table, or a horse in a race. You can make money, but the greater the reward (high return), the greater the risk. You are 19, so it's okay for you to start thinking about investing in something that has a higher risk but a long term potential gain.

My suggestion for you would be rather than investing in a particular company like Apple or Tesla, is to invest in a fund managed by a company like Vanguard or Charles Schwab. The reason I say this is because they are professionals whose job it is to do the research on various companies and decide which to invest in and have a balanced portfolio. You could set up an account which automatically invests a set amount each month (auto invest) or make deposits on your own as you have extra cash.

Vangaurd has some excellent retirement accounts that each have a target year for withdrawal. They are named things like Vanguard Retirement 2040, Retirement 2045, Retirement 2050, etc.

There are also apps you can download and link to your bank to make investments. Some of the apps I use:
Robinhood
Vanguard (mutual funds)
Fundrise (real estate)
iFlip (AI algorithmic trading)
Wealthfront (brokerage, funds and money management)
Betterment (brokerage, funds and money management)
Charles Schwab (brokerage, banking, funds, etc)

Depending on how much you have to invest (many of these accounts have a minimum entry point of $500-$1,000), I would recommend most of them.

Robinhood is one I do not recommend for beginners, as it is too easy to lose money, and fast. Even though it is popular and many beginners use it, also many people are losing a lot of money on that app.

[sensible27]

Uhmm, depends if its a private company or a public company (a company that has shares in the market/stock market). If you don't know what you're doing consider diversifying or investing in diversified assets, diversifying is basically buying lots of different assets/shares so you don't take that much loss if one company doesn't do well, it's basically like buying an insurance against ignorance. One of these diversified assets is S & P 500 which is basically a combination of top 500 companies listed in us stock exchange, the average annual rate of return is around 10% or 7% if you adjust for inflation. If you consider compounding it's not super super bad. Otherwise if you've found a company that you really really like there are a lot of platforms you can invest it through. Would investing really get you a lot of money? Yes and no. Define a lot of money. And it depends on you and the companies you are able to find, you could do well and not so well. If you are looking to read something The little book of common sense investing by John C. Bogle could be an okay start

[Jacobthedude]

I suggest starting with an app. Webull is a really good ine but a bit complicated. Robin hood and stash are pretty good for beginners. As far as how much really depends in hoe much u have. I try to do atleat 15% of my income. Personally I do suggest investing more when u can. Can it make u a lot? Depends how good and lucky u are. U can make a ton or lose a ton. In general in the long run u do make a good amount of money. I think average is 4-8% a year. If ur in top of it u can make. more. im. averaging about 30 % a year increase.

[Guffrus]

You could start your own company or you could buy stock.

Its risk vs reward though, anything safe won't make you much and anything risky there is more chance of losing your money.

Its not an i win button.

As recent events have demonstrated, even long established major companies can fail.

[AmeerX]

In my country stock exchange is not a good investment. At least not if you want speedy money. For long term investment it is a good idea hold the stock indefinitely.
Rule of thumb, don't invest in a company with more than 30% liabilities.
Cash and cash equivalents and stock inventory vshould cover at least 80% current liabilities

[OddBeMe]

Either you have access to massive cash to be an investor directly to startups, or you buy stock.

Advice: open a Robinhood. com account and buy one of the leading ETFs, automatically adding money each month. Blackrock and Vanguard are popular stocks and strong. can't go wrong there.

If you want to live more dangerously you could “swing trade” as I do. It requires researching companies and earnings and gambling on stock uptrends. Then selling high and moving on to the next stock.

[iFarted]

Investing may or may not get you a lot of money, and you should only invest in something you have done a lot of research on.
You can invest in companies that went public via the stock market.
Make sure to research the company, it's competitors, the economy, politics and how it can affect the company.

[Guardian45]

You're on the right track, and its really easy to make millions of dollars, if you start off by investing a million dollars. I'm NOT going to reinvent the wheel. There is a LOT of good reading out there! Try start here:

https://en. m. wikipedia. org/wiki/Rich_Dad_Poor_Dad

[Makeushiver]

Usually the only way is through a brokerage account llike Schwab, E-Trade, Fidelity. Most now have no=commission trading and will allow you to trade immediately in common or preferred stocks, Gov't or corporate bonds and simple call options

[JakeS00]

Contact some people who are credible sources for business. I think LinkedIn has people of sorts. You can even contact a special bank teller at a local bank who deals with investments or stuff like that.

[chriscdi]

that depends on how much money you put in, try robinhood its best for beginners and its free to invest they dont charge fees

[Avicenna]

In what sense are you Talking about investing here? Buying shares of stock that are traded on a stock exchange and are liquid?

[Everyoneisplastic]

Look at Tinder. Try investing in stocks of said company. Wish you luck.

[LEADFOOTboi]

uh... i think the only way to get money from a company is to be an owner, co owner... or trade stocks...
I don't know how to ensure profit on the stock market...

[cmatt1633]

It will get you a lot of money if you work out the right % you get upon return and if the company does well. How can you? Networking events, for now virtual... but you can entrepeneurs looking for investors online so easy.

[Nik1hil]

You should invest into Bitcoin!.. Buy as many Satoshi as you can..

[jasco]

Investing can get you rich, however time invest, amount invest, how much is the percent of what your gonna get in return and what you invest in

[NYlatefun]

What exactly is your question? Are you trying to grow your money through investing? What level of risk are you willing to take? Or are you looking for a specific you know of to invest in?

[hellacray]

Open up an account and start doing some research. I'm in it for the long term so I buy and hold.

[msc545]

Learn more about investing from public sources, and do not invest any money you cannot afford to completely lose. It is a form of gambling.

[garak99]

Investing is no different than gambling if you pick the right company you win if you pick a losing company you lose

[Tstrbrainer]

I think it's profitable only if the economy of your country is pretty good

[Davidstarboy]

You can buy stock market of the company and invest your money.

[disgustingweebtrash]

Just buy share and hold noob

[Paulychicago10]

Do you mean play the stock market?

[triff]

You can do this þlkung to your bank

[pizzalovershouse]

Buy at one place like a investment agency

[Iron_Man]

Try Pepsi Cola

[tjbyrd39]

With money

[bidjade]

Read books