Sounds like the bond market is right up your alley; that's how bonds work. (N.B. read first, invest later.) The thesis above also neglects dividend investing,

Sounds like the bond market is right up your alley; that's how bonds work. (N.B. read first, invest later.) The thesis above also neglects dividend investing, where you buy a share of Ford Motor Company from someone for ~$9, and as long as Ford can do so, they'll probably give you $0.15 every quarter.