Investing

You can be an investor in most things, investing in real estate, investing in currency, or, more commonly, investing in publicly traded companies.

If you take the time to research a company, weigh it against it's peer group (if it has one) and decide that, for the long haul, this company is worthy of your ownership, then, using your trading account, you may take some of your hard earned money and make an investment in that company by buying a block of shares.

Your goal, as an investor, is to see long term growth in your chosen company, and, as a shareholder, reap the benefits of that growth, both through capital gains and often, dividend payments.

The key thing here, is that you pick good, solid companies and hold onto them for the long term.

You'll check your portfolio every three, six or twelve months and between those checks, you'll enjoy your life.

That is investing.