Investing in Your 20s & 30s For Dummies
Learn to:Determine your investment timeline and goalsMake sense of investment lingoInvest according to your unique investment style and financial situationBuild a retirement portfolioThe easy way to make sense of investing when you're just starting outInvesting in Your 20s & 30s For Dummiescuts to the chase by providing emerging professionals, like yourself, with the targeted investment advice you need to establish your own unique investment style. Covering everything from evaluating assets and managing risk to demystifying the phrase "diversifying your portfolio," this guide offers expert investment advice that you shouldn't be without.Investing 101 — get plain-English explanations of all the investing lingo you'll encounter, set and achieve common investing goals, and know what reasonable returns you can expect from various investmentsLay the foundation — discover the financial housekeeping you should do before investing and get to know the role bank and credit union accounts can play in your investment portfolioGet your feet wet — find out how stocks and bonds work (and how to make money in them) and get the lowdown on investing in mutual funds and exchange-traded fundsThe sky's the limit — get the 4-1-1 on more advanced and complicated investments worth considering, from real estate to small-business investing — and everything in betweenOpen the book and find:What you need to know about risk and returnWhere to investWays to set and prioritize short-term goalsHow to pay off high-cost debt and build a safety reserveWays to secure investment income and principal with bonds