It is needless to mention why people would want the best saving accounts they can get at this stage, because their financial life is almost on the verge of or already has become stable. The account they are opening now is an instrument of savings. Probably you are contemplating on opening a saving account too. If you need quick access to your cash you are always going to be at risk of needing to withdraw at the same time as a price crash. That being the case only risk money that you can afford to leave invested. Assuming that you feel comfortable with your risk level and the length of time you will need to tie up your money for you can begin to choose how to get started with your investing in the stock market. To begin with it's a good idea to have a plan. Your plan should cover exactly what it is you are investing for. Ok you know you want to invest for the future but exactly when in the future? If you're in college and wanting the cash in a few years to buy a place to live that will be different from someone who is middle aged and going to start investing for retirement. Safe Investing For Beginners Safe investing should be the aim of anyone thinking of investing for the first time. Of course safe investing means different things to different people. To some the idea of safe is simply to put their money on deposit. However from a stock market point of view let's look at what safe means to new investors. A Brief History Of Stock Market Trading Any brief history of stock market or share trading has to immediately start by recognizing that the exact origins are lost in the mists of time. There are conflicting reports that Muslim and Jewish merchants in Cairo were the first to establish a stock market while the traditionalists maintain the oldest ones were actually in Italy and these are usually the starting point when considering a brief history of stock market trading. There are a number of different ways of learning about the stock market and you should choose one which is best suited to your own particular learning style. If for example you prefer to learn by watching you could invest in DVDs in preference to buying a book. One way which is becoming increasingly popular is to learn by attending seminars.