step 1) please forget anything you read from Jim Cramer step 2) read The Black Swan by Taleb step 3) make an account at caps.fool.com step 4) get your score

step 1) please forget anything you read from Jim Cramer step 2) read The Black Swan by Taleb step 3) make an account at caps.fool.com step 4) get your score above 80 step 5) never invest more than 2% of your capital in any investment step 6) figure out how to profit from your capital given rule #5 step 7) if you've figured out rule #6 you're set for life