Buying stocks?

I don't claim to be any great investment guru, but it seems to me the name of the game is to play it safe. I'd start by deciding how much I can afford to invest. Within that budget, I'd have a look for stable companies to put my money into - companies that are likely to get through economic difficulties without too much trouble - so I'd be thinking in terms of department stores, supermarkets and the like. And then I'd buy and hold, which is the traditional advice - just hang on to the shares and save the dividends when they come in. Use the dividends to buy more shares. After a while, start to diversify my investments in case a problem arises with my main investment. You have to think long-term, it's not like going to the bookies and putting your money on a horse. If you buy and hold, reinvest the dividends and diversify, you should be looking at a pretty nice nest egg after a few years. But you have to be patient and you have to do the research.

Hello, chillpill90! How was it? I am also planning to, but I still need to have enough budget. I started learning about stocks last month. I have an ebook, and I also researched some info in the net.