Title: Understanding Investing and the Stock Market
Headings: An Introduction to the Stock Market
An Introduction to the Stock Market
Stock Market Terms
Introduction to the Stock Market
Investing by Following the Crowd
Learning to Invest
Why Do Companies Sell Stock?
The Need for Funding
How Is Stock Issued?
Making the Decision to Sell Shares
Finding an Underwriter
Deciding How Much of Their Business to Sell
Using the Income to Expand and Grow
The Benefits of Selling and Owning Shares

Content: Some people believe investing is a form of gambling and feel that, if you invest, you will likely end up losing your money. These fears can stem from the personal experiences of family members and friends who suffered similar fates or lived through the Great Depression. These feelings are understandable but aren't grounded in facts. Someone who believes in this line of thinking may not have an in-depth understanding of the stock market, why it exists, and how it works. Investing by Following the Crowd
Other people believe that they should invest for the long run but don’t know where to begin. Before learning about how the stock market works, they look at investing like some sort of magic that only a few people know how to use. More often than not, they leave their financial decisions up to professionals and cannot tell you why they own a particular stock or mutual fund . This investment style could be called blind faith, or perhaps it's limited to a sentiment such as, “This stock is going up—we should buy it." Though it may not seem so on the surface, this group is in far more danger than the first. They tend to invest by following the masses and then wonder why they only achieve mediocre, or, in some cases, devastating results.