I will describe strategies that will help your investing.

After much reading I have come to decide that investing long term should everyones goal. I believe the best way to do this is to invest in Growth stock mutual funds. This is essential for people just starting out in investing. One other way to invest by this strategy is to invest in stocks that have performed well over 5 years, preferably even longer. The best way to gain income from the stock market is to buy and hold these types of mutual funds or stocks. Although you would make more money if you were to buy and sell at the right time for different stocks, this is extremely hard to do, and even experts time the market wrong. Playing the stock market does not mean you will be rich overnight. Instead it means years of compounding, and earning interest. Another wise decision is to invest a set amount each month, or week or year depending on your income and how much you are willing to invest. The more you invest though each month the better chance to gain even more interest. To start you should only invest in one mutual fund. After you acquire more money you can invest in multiple mutual funds. If you choose to only invest in stocks though it is wise to invest your money at wide variety and not only in one market. This way in case of a big loss you may have a big gain to even it out or even profit off of it.