Go read Personal Finance for Dummies (Score 1)

Don't do anything until you read Personal Finance for Dummies. This book is excellent. This book surveys the financial landscape and helps put everthing in perspective. Despite the off-putting name, it delivers solid hype-free advice. Especially useful is the investing advice, which exposes the various conflicts of interest that exist in the retail financial environment. Eric Tyson is a nationally recognized financial author and consultant. Another good book is "Common Sense on Mutual Funds : New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor" by John C. Bogle, the founder of Vanguard. Although a bit tedious to read at times, the book shows how fund costs can impair your long term return.