Stock market is not that risky in the very long term, say, 10 years or more, if done well. And by "done well" I do not mean predicting ups and downs, but havin

Stock market is not that risky in the very long term, say, 10 years or more, if done well. And by "done well" I do not mean predicting ups and downs, but having a diversified portfolio (investing everything in one company is not a good idea, does not matter how promising or established it looks), which is doable with all the investment funds out there that ask for a very low minimum investment. Check these books: http://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Investor-Definitive-Investing-Essentials/dp/0060555661/ http://www.amazon.com/Intelligent-Investor-Definitive-Invest... http://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Common-Sense-Investing/dp/0470102101/ http://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Common-Sense-Investing/dp/...