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Taxes are on a lot of people's minds right now for obvious reasons. I hear many of people concerned about reducing their taxable income and that’s an understandable concern as well. We’ll discuss some techniques for achieving that, but first we need to make sure we know what we’re talking about.

Should you start investing your money? You may be intimidated by the stock market and concerned whether the whole thing is a scam. You may be wondering if it’s realistic to expect to make money from investing. This question is really only hard for people who have a very narrow definition of investing. Ultimately you should be investing every cent you can, but not necessarily in the ways you think.

What Is Investing?

Should you start investing your money? You may be intimidated by the stock market and concerned whether the whole thing is a scam. You may be wondering if it’s realistic to expect to make money from investing. This question is really only hard for people who have a very narrow definition of investing. Ultimately you should be investing every cent you can, but not necessarily in the ways you think.

What Is Investing?

During the dot-com boom, it seemed like everyone was a day trader. After the bust, it was almost a dirty word. During the housing bubble, day traders were back in force. Not too long ago it seemed like everyone is a day trader, then once again they all seemed to disappear. So we’re left to wonder, can you make money day trading?

During the dot-com boom, it seemed like everyone was a day trader. After the bust, it was almost a dirty word. During the housing bubble, day traders were back in force. Not too long ago it seemed like everyone is a day trader, then once again they all seemed to disappear. So we’re left to wonder, can you make money day trading?