"Take the time to 7educate before you 8allocate and, and you know, make sure that you do your homework."

Financial expert, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, has 5 tips to help you this year. The first one is to do your research before investing in any market. And number two, have a plan. Once you understand the risks, figure out how much you can invest, especially amid 9soaring inflation.

"Small amounts of money count too, when it comes to investing. So often people fail to even begin because they say, ¡°I don¡¯t have $5,000 to start¡± or ¡°I don¡¯t have a big lump sum of money to put into the markets.¡±"

Three, 10diversify your investments. Khalfani-Cox recommends avoiding an 11over-concentration in one area. And number four, treat crypto with extreme caution. Especially after two main banks for crypto companies shut down this month adding another blow to the crypto industry which is still struggling to recover from last year¡¯s 12crippling ¡°crypto winter¡± that pushed Bitcoin down nearly 65%.

"Don¡¯t just throw your money into something in the 13short run, thinking, okay, I¡¯m gonna, you know, this gonna be part of my 14get rich quick 15scheme. It simply doesn¡¯t work like that."

And finally, know your limits. No matter how much research you¡¯ve done, be a 16humble investor.