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It's hard to read about any kind of financial topic these days without stumbling across references to investment clubs. Pick up your favorite personal finance magazine, and you'll probably see a story about a traveling troupe of trapeze artists who spend their time on the ground debating methods of stock selection in their family investment club.
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Although it may sound unfamiliar or complicated, a pooled-assets investment club is nothing more than what you probably already think an investment club is. Specifically, pooled assets means that all the club members make contributions toward a common account, where their money is pooled before investing.
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5 Benefits Of Joining An Investment Club
The most important reason for choosing to be a part of an investment club is that you're committed to discovering more about investing in the stock market and you'd prefer having a few other people join you on your journey. There's safety in numbers, of course. If you know you're not the only club member who's clueless about price-earnings ratios or estimating future growth rates, you probably won't be as self-conscious about asking questions and struggling to understand new investing concepts.
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Does The Lack Of FDIC Insurance Make Money Market Funds A Bad Choice?
Some people are nervous about money market mutual funds because they are not "insured." Bank accounts, on the other hand, come with insurance that protects up to $100,000 you have deposited in a bank (assuming that your bank participates in the FDIC system).
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Benefits Of Joining An Investment Club
The most important reason for choosing to be a part of an investment club is that you're committed to discovering more about investing in the stock market and you'd prefer having a few other people join you on your journey. There's safety in numbers, of course. If you know you're not the only club member who's clueless about price-earnings ratios or estimating future growth rates, you probably won't be as self-conscious about asking questions and struggling to understand new investing concepts. Investment clubs offer you a number of specific benefits.....
