On this episode we discussed how and why you should begin the road to investing in the stock market, how to take advantage of capital gains and year after year growth, tax-advantaged account investment, what is a bull vs bear market, index fund investing and ETFs, options trading basics and how to start with options trading, safe investing strategies for beginners, portfolio allocations, using the digital age to learn the fundamentals for stock investing, trading platforms and much more. 

Investing 101 Resources: 

YouTube (Key terms: Volatility index (VIX), long call, short call, long put, short put, (RSI) Relative Strength Index, Index funds, ETFs, Mutual Funds) 

Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/

Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/

Investopedia: https://www.investopedia.com 

Trading platforms: 

- Robinhood: https://www.robinhood.com/us/en/ 

- TD Ameritrade: https://www.tdameritrade.com/home.page 

- Thinkorswim: https://www.tdameritrade.com/tools-and-platforms/thinkorswim.page 

Brokerage accounts: 

- Fidelity: https://www.fidelity.com 

- Vanguard: https://investor.vanguard.com/home 

- Charles Schwab: https://www.schwab.com

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DISCLAIMER Fonz & Steph are NOT certified financial advisors, nor lawyers, nor economists, nor CPA's. We are two certified IT professionals that take ownership of the task of being financially competent for ourselves and our last name. The contents on this podcast are for informational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute financial, accounting, or legal advice