To get started investing, look first at employer’s plan (Houston Chronicle)

To get started investing, look first at employer’s plan (Houston Chronicle)
Q: So many mutual funds have high requirements for how much money one needs to begin investing. How can I get started investing in mutual funds with my spare cash? A: Your first and often best option to consider is through your employer’s retirement-savings plan, because such accounts generally don’t have upfront minimum investment amounts.

Investing in our forests - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Investing in our forests - Jackson Clarion Ledger
Investing in our forestsJackson Clarion Ledger, MS - 1 hour agoBy Bob Bendick. Have you ever been driving along a Mississippi highway with nothing but large swaths of forestland on either side of you? …

Investing time with these books could pay (Miami Herald)

Investing time with these books could pay (Miami Herald)
Even people who otherwise have no interest in ‘’business'’ books per se will generally look favorably upon tomes intended to address their own financial well-being. No wonder! Many of us yearn for the days when our investments consisted of a passbook savings account and a stack of U.S. Savings Bonds tucked into our bottom dresser drawers. But that time is long gone and, as we’ve also learned, we …