OVERVIEW
* Getting Started in Investing
* Advice for a Novice
TYPES OF INVESTMENTS
*Savings with Savings Accounts
*CDs: Low Risk, Low Return
* What is a Stock Anyway?
*What is a Mutural Fund?
*Money Market Funds: Stash Your Cash
*What Is a Bond?
*Savings Bonds: The Old Reliables
BASIC INVESTMENT CONCEPTS & STRATGIES
*Risk and Return
*Defense is the Best Offense: Basic Investing Strategies
*The Importance of Diversification
*Understanding Asset Allocation
*Dollar Cost Averaging: Put Your Investing on Auto-Pilot
*Modern Portfolio Theory Made Easy
*Random Walks Down Wall Street
INVESTMENT TIPS
*Investment Record Keeping: Don't Drown In Paper
*Beware of the Telemarketer
*Don't Be a Victim of Fraud