Yep, it's been a bit of a hobby of mine for the last year or so. I wish I'd started 10 years ago - compound interest is great, and the sooner you get into it, the greater your time multiple.
Index funds are an easy, conservative, way to get it. They also require the least time. Vanguard seems to make the best products here - money in VTI, VWO and BND will give you a nice balanced portfolio.
But you can beat the market - the key is that you must be patient, not swayed by opinion, or market trends, and spend a lot of time looking into business fundamentals.
I'd advise staying pretty liquid in the short term. It looks likely that there'll be another large correction in the short term as we see another wave of potential sovereign defaults. When everyone is panicking is the best time to buy.
Index funds are an easy, conservative, way to get it. They also require the least time. Vanguard seems to make the best products here - money in VTI, VWO and BND will give you a nice balanced portfolio.
But you can beat the market - the key is that you must be patient, not swayed by opinion, or market trends, and spend a lot of time looking into business fundamentals.
I'd advise staying pretty liquid in the short term. It looks likely that there'll be another large correction in the short term as we see another wave of potential sovereign defaults. When everyone is panicking is the best time to buy.