Investment & Need of Investment
• The money you earn is partly spent and the rest saved for
meeting future expenses. Instead of keeping the savings idle
you may like to use savings in order to get return on it in the
future. This is called Investment.
• One needs to invest to
1. earn return on your idle resources
2. generate a specified sum of money for a specific goal in
life
3. make a provision for an uncertain future
, When to Start Investing
• The sooner one starts investing the better. By
investing early you allow your investments more time
to grow, increases your income, by accumulating the
principal and the interest or dividend earned on it,
year after year.
• The three golden rules for all investors are:
1. Invest early
2. Invest regularly
3. Invest for long term and not short term