Less time suggests Buy and Hold vs Stock market index fund.2)  Risk tolerance?  

Again, using stocks as an example, you can purchase an index fund that tracks the entire S&P 500 for a small fee... or you could hand pick your own stocks and build your own dividend growth index fund for income.

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(aka I need a weekend at the beach for my mental health)Unless your speculating, diverse investment in index funds (such as an S&P 500 tracker) is an easy relatively low risk thing for anybody to do - doesn't require much thought, can give you basic tax deductions, can get tax free growth etc.

I like real estate and index funds.

@Shondell Alford Here is my "starting up" collection:Read http://greeneincome.com/index....Read Dave Ramsey book "The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness." and complete the baby steps there.Read Scott Trench’s book “Set for Life.”Finish the school and get your degree - you'll need it later, especially if it's business management.Get a job first where you have W2 income.

Go to Grantor/grantee index ( county of subject )3.

Or I can continue to be a renter if I want.I depend on securities (robo-advised index funds, crowdfund real estate, crowdfund alternative assets) rather than direct real estate for my investment income.

Account Closed If you follow the Case Shiller home price indexes it shows that through out the country YOY appreciation rates are slowing down and month on month prices are declining in some markets but as @Karen Margrave points out, real estate is local and it all depends on your market.

Can someone explain what the 10 year bond index is and how do we track it?