Hello everyone. I'm trying to self teach myself about investing, and economics. I'm really trying to get ideas for a good retirement supplement to mimic a pension. I'm also just trying to learn as much as I can about things like how indexes are weighted, and how to research company's well. I'm currently reading The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham, and the Millionaire Next Door. I joined these forums as a resource during times when I get hung up on understanding things. I hope that I can also give useful help to others as I grow and learn new things. Thank you for reading, Mike - Murrieta CA