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I am a sophomore at a Ohio State University. I am receiving financial aid, but I still have to take out about 8,000/year in loans to pay for school. What is the best way for me to start investing for my future while I am still in college? I don’t make much from my part-time job, and my parents never started a college fund for me, so I don’t have a ton of money to invest; I am looking for a comprehensive plan for the next 3-5 years of my life to get off on the right foot, with respect to investing.

Thanks for any help!

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What is the cheapest way to buy stocks?

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Hi, I know next to nothing about investing and/or stocks. I am considering the option of buying some but not too much (basically so I can have something down the road to fall back on in case I ever need it or to pass along to my children one day) and is the best thing to do just pick a company like for ex: Pepsi and say okay I wanna buy a hundred dollars worth of the company? I don’t know where I should go or how to get started but does anyone know how to help me? What would someone else pick for the best choice to invest in?
Thank you.

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How reliable are they? What kind of hoaxes are there out there involving these kinds of stocks? What are some of the best ways to invest in these stocks? Is it even worth my time?

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I have some stocks and I want to sell them. The stock cost me 10,000 and the FMV of the stock now 20,000. I want to avoid taxes on 10,000 capital gain that I will have after selling my stock. My question, is their anyway to reduce taxes in my case?

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Dubai is the best place to invest. I am thinking of buying some properties there. Should I get a high return on investing in Dubai properties?

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Canada – I have stocks that have depreciated almost 100% since I bought them about 8 years ago. Right now they are worthless.
When would I have to sell them off by to be able to claim the capital loss on my 2008 tax return (or is it too late for this return)?
Thanks

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Let’s say I put 50k in a stock and it doubles and I sell it. Now I have 100k, but I owe taxes on 50k. Let’s say I sold the position at the beginning of the calendar year. Can I wait until April of the following year to pay the taxes?

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I would like to watch some DVD’s on how to start real estate investing.
What to buy, How to buy, Etc. . .

I need a recomendation for a good DVD.

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I mean, where do you actually purchase the stock? I don’t want to hire a stock broker. I’m still in college, and I don’t have much money, but I’m going to do research and begin investing in stocks

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