Put money in Etrade or any of the others...watch Jim Cramer on MSNBC and the dozens of other financial shows on cable, this will at least get you in the game until you learn some things on your own
Buy mutual funds, not individual stocks until you get a feel for what your buying
Read books, attend seminars.... DONT listen to "insuarance/Fund" salesmen...ie NYlife, Metlife etc

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