How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in savings accounts? I rest my case.
—Robert Allen, finance author1
You can boil investments into two flavors: debt and equity. Debt is where you loan money to earn interest. Then after a period of time, you will get your initial loan amount back.
As for a stock, you will buy shares in a company. The money will go to either of the following:
Directly to the company. This can be through an angel investment, venture capital, ...
