Idiot's guides

Laying your investing foundation. How much can you invest? ; Defining your investment goals ; Assessing your timeline ; How much risk can you take? ; Protecting yourself with insurance ; Finding money to invest ; Where to save your money while planning -- Planning your investment strategy. Balancing risk by diversifying ; Getting professional advice -- Where to invest. Investing in mutual funds ; Investing in stocks ; Investing in bonds ; Choosing alternative investments ; Investing in real estate -- Investing for specific goals. Investing for retirement ; Investing for a new home ; Investing for college ; Investing for luxury purchases ; MAnaging windfalls and sudden life changes -- When to buy and sell investments. Good reasons to buy and sell ; Recovering from mistakes and bad markets ; Becoming a more advanced investor

Knowing how to invest, and what to invest in, can be intimidating for novices. Schultz explains how to evaluate and choose what's best for your and your specific goals. She includes tips on balancing risk by diversifying, and pointers on how to recover from a bad market