Idiot's Guide to Beginning Investing

Idiot's Guides: Beginning Investing helps the new investor understand all of the most common investment options, how to choose the right ones for your needs and goals, and how to increase your chances for success.

This book covers:

• Self-assessment tools that help readers understand their own personal risk tolerance and choose the investment strategies that fit their needs.
• Basics on the each investment type, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and more, with primers on each investment type, the basics on how to invest with each option, and how to improve chances for success.
• The dos and don'ts of real estate investing, including what to pursue, and what to avoid when it comes to real estate. .
• Simple strategies for investing in the bond market.
• Tips and tricks for investing in stocks, including which types of stocks to avoid and which types to buy.
• How to protect assets and invest using time-tested and sensible techniques.
• Setting goals and investing for college, retirement, luxury purchases, and other common financial goals.
• Managing investments and personal portfolios for both short term and long term gains.

Danielle L. Schultz?is a principal of Haven Financial Solutions, a NAPFA-registered financial advisor, a certified divorce financial analyst, and a registered investment advisor in the State of Illinois. She also holds a Series 65 license (registered investment advisor representative) and earned a certification in college financial planning. As a certified financial planner, Danielle advises on investing and wealth management, retirement planning, Social Security, risk management and long-term care issues; college funding concerns; and cash flow and transition planning in self-employment and divorce situations. She holds an MA from the University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, and a BA, magna cum laude, from Northeastern Illinois University.