A common problem for the small investor is building up enough capital to make investments in a particular stock that might be appealing. So what exactly can you do if you only have enough money to buy a dozen shares or so of a stock?

Money Magazine has a short article on this issue, concluding in the end that it’s better just to stick to a mutual fund rather than shoot for a few shares in an individual stock.

We’ve talked a bit about buying index funds, and this might be just the option for a small investor looking to get his or her feet wet.

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You can’t turn around these days without reading another article about green products and green living. This constant barrage of information regarding global warming and the state of our environment has made innovative technologies targeting the green market a hot commodity. New startups in greentech or cleantech are hitting the street much like we saw internet startups towards the end of the 1990s.

The question is, are there some good investment opportunities in this emerging market? A recent article in Forbes suggested it was too soon for solar stocks. This might just be the case for other greentech startups as well.

This is certainly a market worth looking into and following as leaders begin to emerge. You can stay informed at sites such as cleantech.com, greentechmedia.com, and prognog.com.

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