It is basically about making your money work for you. You may already be an investor. If you belong to an occupational pension scheme, your employer may run a pension fund in which you, as a future pensioner, have an interest. Equally, if you own your house, you are investing in property. In the same way, investing in the stock market is a means to use money to make money. It is also about sharing in the profitability of businesses and the growth of the economy.