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The scariest part of dealing with investing can very well be a possible stock market crash that has been seen in history. This image was chosen because it shows how the market isn't written in stone. No matter how safe and smart you are there is always a chance that you can lose some money. It's also important to not forget about the past and learn from previous investors mistakes and reduce your risks.

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Very different from stocks bonds have a common misconception that they are a very safe way to invest money. Although this is false, as this website shows bonds can be quite the opposite of a safe investment. The best part and main reason for choosing this website is that it lists of many different reasons a bond can drop and gives a list of the risks of bonds investments. Such as currency risk, inflation risk etc. While also providing some tips and tricks to keep investing safer.

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When it comes to investing in stocks the first thing that comes to your head is the risks. Although there are lots of risks in playing the stock market, there are many tricks to learn in not failing at investing. This video discusses the six major risks when investing the the stock market. The most useful thing about this video is how he lists little things you wouldn't think of that affect global market such as a conflict in another country can effect your stock completely.

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6 Major Risks in the Stock Market for Traders!

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6 Major Risks in the Stock Market for Traders! Get the latest updates when videos are released as well as exclusive product offers by getting on my newsletter at: http://tradersfly.com 6 Primary Risks in the Stock Market: #1 Trade Risk: What you put on the trade #2 Market Risk: What can happen in the market #3 Margin Risk: If you are borrowing money on margin.

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This image portraits the basis of investing balancing the high reward and high risk verses the low reward low risk. I chose this image to represent the rewards of investment because it shows how you don't have to always spend lots of money with high risk playing stocks. When you can also play low risk stocks and have small amounts of income.

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This video by HSBC discusses the balance between risk and rewards of bonds in Canada. They discuss how bonds or fixed equities can be a great yield dependent of the current situation of the economy. Such as described during the stock market decline in 2008 people investing in stocks took a huge lose where people who where investing in fixes equities were seeing some good profits after the fact.

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Multigenerational Network of Female Leaders in Global Banking

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Balancing Risks & Rewards | Investing Products & Services | HSBC Bank Canada

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HSBC Canada http://www.hsbc.ca Fixed income investments or equities? That's one of the most important questions facing investors. Should Canadian investors seek the safety of bonds, or the risks and potential rewards of equity investments like stocks?

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Rewards: Benefits of playing the stock market

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Rewards: Benefits of playing the stock market

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This is an article written by the Toronto star discussing the the 1%'ers who have a very wealthy life for them selves. This article was chosen to show what the main reward of investing is, which of course is making lots of money. Now these people who are in this high bracket of course are not working a job and doing stocks on the side, but I still think this is useful because it shows that there is a good possibility to make money.

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Heads up Occupy Toronto: Forget about protesting Canada's growing income inequality on Bay Street. Most of Canada's richest 1 per cent doesn't even work in the financial district.

Instead, many of Canada's highest income earners are doctors, dentists and veterinarians, new research shows, according to a study out of the University of British Columbia economics department.

Canada's 1 per cent have been identified by UBC, and it's not mostly financial services workers. Peter, a healthcare worker from Toronto, joins a march past Toronto's financial district as part of the 'Occupy Bay Street' demonstration on Saturday October 2011. (Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Canada's richest are much more "Main Street than Bay Street," said report co-author Nicole Fortin.

To be considered one Canada's one per cent income earners, you need to make at least $230,000 a year. You're most likely male (82.5 per cent), have a university degree (58 per cent versus 19 per cent of the total population) and work longer than average hours (52 per cent work at least 50 hours a week compared to 20 per cent of the rest of the population).

"In the eyes of many, the culprits are to be found at the very place where the Occupy movement started: on Wall Street, or our own Bay Street," the study said. "But there are just not enough investment bankers and high-flying stock brokers to fill the ranks of the 275,000 individuals in the top 1 per cent."

The paper, called Canadian Inequality: Recent Development and Policy Options, reveals there's no doubt Canada's wage gap is growing.

The top one per cent of Canadians now controls 14 per cent of total income, the paper found, noting they enjoyed just eight per cent in the 1970s.

"Such an uneven distribution of income has not been seen since the dark days of the Great Depression when it reached an all-time high of 18 per cent," the paper notes.

It's not as simple as blaming the financial industry.

Still supporters and observers of Occupy Toronto say targeting the financial district as a symbol of wealth concentration still makes sense.

"My sense is be it Wall St. or Bay St., it represents the concentration of wealth. Even if it's doctors or dentists or people in high income brackets, they are the ones who have the money to invest to accumulate more money. It's a symbol," said Winnie Ng, a long-time activist who currently holds the CAW Sam Gindin chair in social justice and democracy at Ryerson University.

In the U.S., where the income gap is even higher, Wall St. has become the target of protests partly because excesses in the financial industry led to the recession in 2008, Fortin noted. Many Americans feel the industry escaped unpunished and are frustrated with the pace of financial reform, she added.

In comparison, Canada came out of the financial crises relatively unscathed with its banks seen as models of good corporate governance.

There are other reasons Canada's income gap is widening, the report found.

Recessions, offshoring and technological change have eliminated many good paying lower skilled jobs or lead to lower starting rates for new hires.

Minimum wage increases in most provinces have helped the lowest income earners keep pace. Also, unionization rates in Canada have declined less than in the U.K. and the U.S., the paper noted.

But a "hollowing out" of good middle-income relatively low skilled jobs, such as auto plant manufacturing, has widened the gap, the study found.

The one group that has made gains during this period is women as more of them joined the workforce, got university degrees and took jobs in the relatively recession-proof public sector, such as education and health care.

Noting that much of the research has focused on the U.S., the authors say Canada needs to understand its own problem in order to develop the right response.
The richest 1 per cent
Average earnings: $452,887/yr (versus $36,000 for the other 99 per cent)

Gender: 82.7 per cent male

Work habits: 50+ hours/week:

Age: 35 and 64 years

Occupation: Doctors, dentists, vets, senior management, finance industry professionals

Source: Canadian Inequality, UBC research paper

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Canada's 1 per cent: How to know if you're one of them | The Star

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Heads up Occupy Toronto: Forget about protesting Canada's growing income inequality on Bay Street. Most of Canada's richest 1 per cent doesn't even work in the financial district. Instead, many of Canada's highest income earners are doctors, dentists and veterinarians, new research shows, according to a study out of the University of British Columbia economics department.

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Working hard and playing the investing game safely and in a smart way. Can work wonders and provide you with a wealthy life. This picture was chosen to show one reason many people choose to invest, from paying off car loans mortgage any sort of debt. Hard work and a smart strategy can take you far.

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Another common way of investing is in something called bonds. This site by the Ontario securities commission discusses the basics of how bonds work, while also discussing a little bit of risks and the rewards of bonds. Discussing important things such as how interest rates affect bond prices, and how to actually acquire these bonds and begin investing.

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Bonds | Investment products | GetSmarterAboutMoney.ca

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This is brief video giving a look at the most common and simplistic way to invest in stocks. There are many other online brokerage firms out there, they all differ slightly so make sure to do your research and pick the best one. All firms will have hidden fee's so be aware and read the fine print.

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http://stockideas.org/learn-how-trade-stocks-online "How To Trade Stocks Online in Canada" is a question I am often asked. So watch this short video to learn how you can use the cheapest (although not the fanciest) online stock broker in Canada so that you can trade stocks online too.

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This padlet is going to go into depth, in looking at what it takes to invest your hard earned money. While also looking at the fundamentals of investing with risks and the rewards.