A few years ago you may have thought that putting your money into one of the largest mining companies in the world would be a relatively safe investment. However as any Rio Tinto investor will tell you, the last year or so has been an incredible rollercoaster ride where fortunes have been made and lost.

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Google shares performed exceptionally well last month closing at just under $400 at $395.71. They have risen strongly after hitting a short-term low of around $290 in March, although this wasn’t really a Google issue because the entire stock market was hitting new lows at this time.

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Short-term trading is very popular with a lot of traders because you can rack up substantial gains in just a few days, or hours in some cases. This has been highlighted in recent days with the Swine Flu outbreak that is dominating the news at the moment.

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Wal-Mart shares have had a very poor week this week ending the week at $47.87 (having been over $50 at the start of the week) but it may be worth keeping an eye on this company’s shares because the price is starting to approach it’s long-term support line.

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If you’re new to investing and want to invest some of your hard-earned cash into the stock market with the aim of making solid long-term gains, then you have several options. You can invest in individual companies yourself, you can invest in a managed mutual fund, or you can invest in an index fund.

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