Knowledge is perhaps the most important trading tool of all. The Investopedia site has some excellent training videos covering basic finance topics. The videos are short and easy to understand and they cover nearly every topic you can think of. Spend an hour over there if you're new to investing and money management. It's a great way to learn the basics and the information is invaluable. The current list of topics includes...

• Borrowing
• Economics
• Financial Theory
• Forex
• Futures
• Insurance
• Mortgages
• Mutual Funds
• Options
• Personal Finance
• Real Estate
• Retirement
• Stocks
• Trading