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In 2008, stocks lost a significant portion of their value. Though much attention has been paid to large corporate losses, untold thousands of investors lost significant portions of their nest eggs. Learning to deal with those losses and recoup the losses to begin again is difficult, but vital.

The first step in dealing with stock market turmoil is to know how to read your portfolio statement so you can determine what is going on with your investments.

• eHow: How to Read An Investment Account Statement
• YahooFinance: When Should You Adjust Your Mutual Fund Portfolio?
• Kiplinger.com

Learning to research stocks means reading about the companies and knowing how to read the various numbers, ratios and financial figures attached to a specific stock. Online tools are great for educating yourself about stocks.

• MSN Money: Stock Research Wizard
• Motley Fool: How to Value Stocks

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