This is intended for someone who has had little if any investment experience. It'll give you what you need to start investing wisely, so you make money without headaches. I recommend that you start by reading the bullets on the image at right and then read a brief "5-minute" Summary which may cover all you need to know. Later, when you have time and want to dig deeper, you can go to the five Chapters or Lessons, each 15 - 20 minutes long.

Click here if you wish to see one image showing the returns (gains) you can get from the sound investments covered here.

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¹ I am NOT an investment professional -- I'm an aerospace engineer with a Master's from Caltech who drifted to the business side and spent the last half of my 30-year career dealing mostly with financial matters. After retiring I've spent the last 25+ years investing in stocks, bonds and real estate. Although this was first updated in October 2019, I've been reviewing it regularly and make changes/additions when warranted. The views expressed here are mine and at times may depart from the norm. In preparing this article I first read several articles, and ideas or phrases from those articles may have unintentionally crept into mine; I am happy to remove any plagiarism if alerted.