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So you want to get started investing in the stock

market,

how much money do you need to get started?

Well, it depends. But I'm pleased to say that these

days,

you can get started investing with as little as $5.

That means you can dip your toe into the investing

market without committing much money upfront and see how you

get on. Even if you buy just one share, learning

how to do that is a fantastic life skill to have.

Watching its value float up and down over time will

reassure you that your money hasn't just evaporated overtime. You

might have some other things to fix with your personal finances

before you commit lots of money to investing like paying

off credit cards or building an emergency fund. If you

don't have much cash,

it's great that you can still start your investment journey now

and learn how to do it right now with a

small amount of money rather than waiting until your finances

are perfect. You will already know how to invest and when

your cash finally starts flowing in, you can immediately begin

to grow your investment fast and hard. Don't worry if

your initial little investment gets eaten up by fees you ,

can consider it the cost of your investing education. But over

the long term, fees are a big deal,

because they can really slow the growth of your portfolio

and take a huge bite out of your happy retirement

in the future.

There are expensive ways and cheap ways to invest and you

might as well

get it right first time. So in this module,

I'm going to show you where you can invest in the

stock market cheaply, how much you need for various investment

types and what it's going to cost you when you

add up all the fees and charges along the way.

Start having a think now about how much money you can invest

upfront as a test transaction, as I want this to

be real for you.

Is it 100 dirhams or $1,000?

Make a commitment to yourself now to get that money

invested as soon as possible ,like next week. By the

way,

please

don't do an initial investment of more than $1,000.

With any new system, you have to test the pipes

first.

I've known people who attempted to transfer and invest tens

of thousands of dollars the first time round and it

was pretty stressful when they got one of the steps wrong.

Don't worry, you're not going to make this mistake.