Stocks

Buying a stock means owning a small piece of a company, with your investment's value growing or shrinking depending on the company's success

Bonds

The main idea of bonds is that you are loaning money to a government or company in exchange for regular interest payments and the promise that your original investment will be paid back by a certain date

Mutual Funds

The main idea of mutual funds is that you are pooling your money with other investors to buy a professionally managed basket of various investments, such as stocks and bonds, which offers greater diversification than owning a single asset.

ETFs

The main idea of ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds) is that they are diversified baskets of investments, such as stocks and bonds, that can be traded on a stock exchange throughout the day just like a single stock.