Wondering how to invest in the stock market for the first time?

If you think that playing the stock market is out of your reach because you just don't understand how to do it, then you're not alone.  Trust me.

In the past, I dabbled a little in stocks, using an online investment service to invest $10 a month.  I was very conservative.  When it was time for me to buy a house, I sold my stocks (which had done well in spite of my lack of knowledge) and pulled out knowing that I was making wild guesses at best. 

That was really no way to invest in the stock market.  Still, I have always wondered about how to go about gaining the knowledge for investing in the stock market wisely. 

If you didn't pick up your Series I savings bonds by April 30th, it may be too late to bother now.  On May 1 2008, the inflation rate on Series I Savings Bonds fell to 0% interest! 

According to Bloomberg, this is the lowest these savings bonds have fallen since I-Series bonds (also known as Inflation-Indexed bonds) were introduced in the 1990's. 

Fortunately, these bonds cannot fall any lower, as the return on I-Series bonds cannot go into negative numbers.  If they did, bondholders would be paying interest on these savings bonds. With any hope, the rates on I-Series bonds will be adjusted upward when rates are reset on November 1st. 

Financial guru, Clark Howard recently did a news story on how to make inflation pay off.

You had better believe this immediately caught my attention!  I could not imagine a single way to make inflation pay off in my favor, but Clark Howard could.

Savings bonds are a great way to invest income conservatively. Not only is the bond guaranteed by the United States government, but it also pays interest based on current market rates.

While the interest on these bonds is taxable at the federal level when redeemed, there is one way to avoid it.

Interested in saving some money? What about saving time?

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