No matter how much money you have on you now -- whether it's $100 or $1,000 or $10,000 -- you can invest it in stocks. That's provided you're ready to invest, of course, with any high-interest rate debt paid off, an emergency fund stocked with at least three to six months' worth of living expenses, and at least a basic understanding of stock market investing.

Here are three companies to consider for berths in your portfolio. If you have $3,000 to invest, you might split it between them, or you can split a smaller or larger sum between them, too.

Many people underappreciate the breadth and depth of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA). It's a multimedia powerhouse with a recent market value topping $160 billion. It offers broadband, wireless, and video services via its Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky businesses, and entertainment, sports, and news via Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, Universal Studio Group, Sky Studios, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, Peacock, NBC News, NBC Sports, Sky News, and Sky Sports.

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