These things occasionally happen. Too many individual investors get caught up in scams or boondoggles because they hope to simply hand their funds over to someone else for management and forget about it. There's nothing wrong with seeking help, but an uninformed investor and his or her money are soon parted. Not only are knowledge and vigilance the price of living in a free society, they also are the price of financial independence. Fortunately, learning about financial matters can be both easy and entertaining.
Books offer the most fundamental and often the most complete investment advice.
Since I am an investment author, I continually browse bookstores in search of interesting and helpful material. The first book described here will lay the groundwork for beginning investors. The second two are great for all of us who hope to become truly skillful at managing our own money. Best of all, these books are easy and entertaining to read. Subtract your age from 100 and put that percentage of your portfolio in stocks.