Be aware that technical analysis is no easy task, and is just as foilable by catastrophic events (weather, economic, geological, etc.) as any other investment. <br><br>I'd recommend finding a good financial guy that really likes teaching his craft, learning from him and maybe even taking a few classes on market analysis before sinking any amount of money into the market based on what you read in the news or see on a line graph.<br>
<br>I use Dave Ramsey local providers because they have sound investing and financial planning strategies based on his programs which I follow. <br><br>YMMV, IANAL, IANAFP, LTBB.<br><br>If you're not getting into it with "play money" (i.e., discretionary funds), ALWAYS consult a financial professional.<br>
<br><br><br><br>(can you tell I used to do tech support for financial software?)<br clear="all">---<br>Jerald M. Sheets jr.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Ed Cashin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ecashin@noserose.net">ecashin@noserose.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Marc Ferguson<<a href="mailto:marcferguson@gmail.com">marcferguson@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hey Folks,<br>
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> Unfortunately; I don't really know how to read the market that well. It's just a bunch of numbers to me, at this point.</div></blockquote></div><br>