rainy days
short term
long term
speculation
compound interest
why invest?

Why should you invest? why put money aside? why save?

There are as many different reasons invest as there are different people:

saving for retirement
saving for a down payment of a house
saving for the education of children
saving for rainy days
saving to guard the value of the money against inflation
. . .


Why differentiate the reasons behind the savings effort?

Only by knowing your reason for saving can you figure out what type of tool to use for your saving efforts.