Linda Lepe, Director of Consumer Finance & Financial Planning, chats with Ben about the basics of investing: what investing is, the benefits of investing early, what stocks versus bonds are, and how you could get a mix of stocks and bonds through mutual funds or exchange traded funds all with a bit of humor.

Links to Linda's upcoming virtual Badger Talk Live, and upcoming and past Badger Talk Live recordings, can be found here: https://badgertalks.wisc.edu/badger-talks-live/

Investment websites mentioned by Linda:

Investopedia- https://www.investopedia.com/

Nerdwallet- https://www.nerdwallet.com/

Yahoo finance- https://finance.yahoo.com/

Market Watch- https://www.marketwatch.com/

Morning Star- https://www.morningstar.com/