Personal Finance by Suze Orman

The American stock market is not what it used to be according to Suze Oman .
Suze Orman speaks about index funds, Exchange Traded Funds ETFs and investing overseas
...you should to be an "active Investor" and keep yourself up do date on what's going on on the market so that you can make a decision and hopefully the right decision at the right time

Stock Market Tutorial Financial Basics

when you are a beginner in the stock market : do not buy options , do not be a day trader , do not buy or sell puts or calls you do not what they are do not look them up, do not do not buy derivatives , do not buy stocks in a partnership there is a heavy tax paperwork every year behind them , when you buy stocks in any company check it out on the internet you can use yahoo financial pages and there many other sites with financial informations wher you can find almost any stock once you know the stock symbol ..the rule of thumb is "Buy Low sell high "
things do to : buy a diversity of stocks do not put all your eggs in the same basket , study ETF Exchange Traded Funds

Geographically Based E.T.F. ishares shares

opportunities in gold silver platinum other precious metals and hard commodities , sector exposure sector futures , trading commodities...gasoline ETF and energy in general are very popular , bonds stocks , short funds becoming more attractive , ETF vs ETN
Interview and discussion with Deborah Fuhr of Barclays ETF Research Head. Many people are moving toward seizing sector products, because the challenge in this environment is if you believe in the sector. (The Bloomberg Edge)