In this series, financial planning professional and member of the Financial Planning Association®, Jennifer Quigley, CFP®, CASL™, describes the four important steps to becoming a smart investor. This series is designed for beginning investors, but includes a variety of tips that would be helpful for intermediate investors. The five segments included in this series are 1) Investing Basics, 2) Creating an Investment Plan, 3) Choosing Investments, 4) Investment Approaches that Work and 5) Managing Your Investments.