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What are the sectors and industries of investing?

Posted by admin in Finance Friday, 9 December 2011 11:52 4 Comments

I am really starting to learn about investing, and reading a lot of books about getting started. One thing I think will make it easier to get started is knowing all of the sectors and industries are. Can someone please help with this, but only serious answers

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4 Comments

  1. 12/09/2011 12:00
    posted by dm41901

    invest in oil and energy

  2. 12/09/2011 12:30
    posted by zman492

    Here are the industries by sector as defined by Yahoo.

    http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/ind_index.html

  3. 12/09/2011 12:49
    posted by Jelly Roll Capital CFA

    “Sectors” is the broader category, which is usually grouped as:
    -Basic Materials
    -Conglomerates
    -Consumer Goods
    -Financial
    -Healthcare
    -Industrial Goods
    -Services
    -Technology
    -Utilities

    Industries are much more specific categories… my best estimate is that there are probably 150-200.
    Hope this helps.

  4. 12/09/2011 13:48
    posted by planrcoach

    The big ” frame” around personal investing is called personal financial planning. Before investing, you need to understand what you want to accomplish with your money, why, and how. The investments are almost an afterthought. For example, you need cash reserves, downside protection, fixed and equity assets.