Quote Originally Posted by Accelocity86nz
the interest in the bank is minimal... fractions of a fraction of a percent. I have like $6000 in my savings currently and in 1 quarter the interest was only like 15 cents.

bonds, its basically a loan where to a companie/government and they pay you back with interest.
a stock is fractional ownership of a company, if a company becomes worth more, then the stock is worth more.
i know that much, but that is all i know. dude i only have a ged and i am doing this with my bonus money from the military. all the other stuff you said i only half @ss understood. could you possibly go into more detail? and +1 for trying, i know if i wasnt an uneducated f.uck i would understand but i just need a little more details to compltey get it.