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Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.

If you're a young investor ready to put money into a variety of asset classes, you may be familiar with a few traditional ones. Stocks, bonds and real estate all offer investors, especially beginners, ...