Unfortunately, many people over time have taken your advice. They bought WorldCom, Enron, Sears, Northern Telecom, and many others. It does require work and s

Unfortunately, many people over time have taken your advice. They bought WorldCom, Enron, Sears, Northern Telecom, and many others. It does require work and significant knowledge. And generally speaking, you will learn very little about things like asset allocation, correlations, or liquidity analysis from the WSJ. I'd recommend following Dave Ramsey for a awhile before doing anything. Way too many people want to jump into the deep end before making sure they even have their bathing suit on.