Be warned, though. The stock market is not for the faint of heart. It is a very volatile market. Millions are made and lost in a heartbeat in this game. But you can (kind of) play with stocks via the route of mutual funds, a pool of stocks managed by a fund manager, and a good option for first time investors. But this is long term (read: at least 7 years) so the risk is eased out of the equation. Okay, okay. It is not very exciting.

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