Investing is a simple concept that many have complicated over the years. Investing is committing money to an endeavor with the expectation of accumulating more money. Easiest way to think of money is to picture each dollar as a personal soldier that has a sole purpose of going out to war and coming back with other soldiers that now fight for you. Some battles are short-term in nature, which means the investments last less than one year. Other times, battles are long-term