By Brian Baker, CFA, Bankrate.com

Making the decision to start investing is one of the best decisions you can make. Investing is an important step toward building wealth and achieving your financial goals. However, successful investing can be difficult and there are some key mistakes you’ll want to avoid.

Here are the top seven investment mistakes beginners make when they start investing.

1. Waiting to get started investing

There can be a lot of reasons not to start investing, especially when you’re early in your career. You may be starting with a relatively low salary, and you may not have a lot of extra savings each month to invest. But saving and investing whatever you can, even if it’s small, when you’re young will set you up for success down the road.

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