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While I was wandering on the internet and checking on my investment portfolio, I noticed that Google added “Google Domestic Trends” to the left sidebar in the Google Finance page.  Upon opening the sidebar, I became incredibly fascinated by the charts.  They track queries related to key search terms by category and indexed to January 1, 2004.  You can overlay stocks or major indices like the Nasdaq or Dow over these trends. Behold the power of Google mining billions of people’s worth of search data.  My favorite categories are “Investing” and “Unemployment.”  Five years from now, people will look back on this in awe.

I’m facing the same question myself.  The Dow Jones Index has reached levels not seen since I was in seventh grade.  Who thought that would happen?  The investor mantra is to buy low and sell high.  One would think this is a great opportunity for a young investor like myself.

Before you ever consider investing in the stock market especially if you recently graduated, there are five questions you should ask yourself before making committing your precious cash to this investment decision.

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