 TITLE: Is Now the Time to Start Investing? CONTENT: Investing is a term used to describe the process of purchasing an asset that you believe will grow in value over time. Theoretically, that asset could be anything from a baseball card to a home to individual shares of a company (stocks).\nOne of the most common investment strategies is buying and selling securities (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc.). It works like this: An investor buys shares of a security (like a stock) and holds them until they decide to sell, by which time those shares have hopefully increased in value.\nFor now, let's focus on investing as it refers specifically to the buying and selling of stocks and funds. END