A light read for you: http://www.hamiltoncapital.com/getattachment/21856997-fa86-45fe-9848-ace3d82b228c/needs-title/
Disclaimer: Tony Caxide is my dad, so I've got an obvious bias. And I'm not in finance/investing in any way.
But he's pretty good at what he does, and when he joined that company they were managing about $500 million, he's helped double their portfolio (through investments and attracting new clients) in about 5 years.
If you find what he's saying intriguing, I encourage you to research more into asset classes.