Are you ready to invest? That is an important question to ask yourself. It is natural to want to jump right into investing. However, a few steps of preparation will help to have a more successful investing experience.

Do you want to invest but question where the money will come from? Finding the money to invest can be hard on a tight budget. It can be done though. There are many ways to do this.

Do you know what socially responsible investing means? Socially responsible investing is a term used to describe investing in companies that conduct their business in morally and ethically appropriate ways.

Have you thought about the risks of investing? The Most Important Thing Illuminated: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor by Howard Marks discusses and explains the nature of risk. This book offers a good overview of how to think critically about the risks we take as investors

Do you rebalance your portfolio? Have you put it off? Many people fail to rebalance their portfolios. Do you know why portfolio rebalancing so important?

Reading and learning about investing is how you can become a successful investor. It pays to know how each type of investment works. Also, it is important to know the risks involved in investing. The more you know, the better you can build a profitable portfolio.

You've heard it before and you'll hear it again: diversification is important in your portfolio. But just what does that mean? Diversification can take on many forms. Do you know the different ways to diversify?

The Flexible Retirement Planner is a Monte Carlo Simulation calculator. This lets you find ways to improve your retirement plan. The calculator uses your inputs to run 10,000 market simulations to determine your retirement's probability of success.

Are you in a high federal income tax bracket? Does your state collect a high income tax? Then you may want to consider investing in municipal bonds. Municipal bonds are bonds that are issued by a state government/municipality.

Have you ever wonder what it takes to become a millionaire? Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko did. So they went out and researched the secrets behind millionaires. The result is their book, The Millionaire Next Door:The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy.