There is no shortage of tipsters around offering 'get-rich-quick' opportunities.

 there is a shortage of … ^缺乏…

• There is a shortage of food in the refugee camps.
• There is a shortage of nurses and doctors in this area.
• There is an acute shortage of clean drinking water in the affected area. ^{受灾地区严重缺乏清洁饮用水。}
• The company is experiencing a shortage of skilled labor. ^{该公司正经历熟练劳动力不足的问题。}
• Despite the rain, there is still a shortage of water in the reservoirs. ^{尽管下了雨，水库里仍然缺水。}

There is no shortage of … = there are plenty of … ^有的是…

• There was no shortage of helpers.
• There is no shortage of things to do in the town.
• New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study, because there is no shortage of tall buildings.There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from!

tipster ^{n. someone who sells information about which horse is likely to win a race or which products or companies people should invest in 情报贩子;爆料人，内幕消息提供者}

• The financial journalist relies on anonymous tipsters for market information. ^{这位财经记者依靠匿名的爆料人获取市场信息。}
• Be wary of self-proclaimed tipsters who charge high fees for their advice. ^{要警惕那些自称爆料人，并对他们的建议收取高额费用的人。}
• A reliable tipster helped the police solve the case quickly. ^{一位可靠的内幕消息提供者帮助警方迅速破案。}

get-rich-quick ^{adj. enabling you to make a lot of money in a short time 迅速致富的}

• a get-rich-quick scheme
• She despised the get-rich-quick mentality of the 1980s.
• Avoid get-rich-quick schemes that promise unrealistic returns. ^{避免那些承诺不切实际回报的快速致富计划。}

But if you are a serious private investor, leave the Las Vegas mentality to those with money to fritter.

mentality ^{n. a particular attitude or way of thinking, especially one that you think is wrong or stupid 某种（错误的）心态或思维方式}

• a get-rich-quick mentality
• I can't understand the mentality of the people who are behind this kind of violence.
• You need to adopt a different mentality if you want to succeed in this field. ^{如果你想在这个领域成功，你需要采取不同的心态。}

fritter ^{v. to waste time, money, or effort on sth. small or unimportant 浪费（时间、金钱）;挥霍；将其消磨在…上}

• He frittered away a fortune on fast cars and gambling.
• Don't fritter away your precious time on trivial things. ^{不要把宝贵的时间浪费在琐碎的事情上。}
• He frittered away a huge fortune on gambling and expensive cars. ^{他把巨额家产都挥霍在赌博和名车上了。}

leave sth. to sb. ^{把某事留给某人处理/归某人}

• Please leave the cooking to me tonight; I feel like preparing a feast. ^{今晚请把做饭的事留给我；我想准备一顿大餐。}
• The complex decision should be left to the experts. ^{这个复杂的决定应该留给专家们去处理。}
• She decided to leave the matter to her lawyer for further action. ^{她决定把这件事留给她的律师作进一步处理。}

The serious investor needs a proper 'portfolio' -- a well-planned selection of investments, with a definite structure and a clear aim.

selection ^{n. 1. [U] the process of choosing sb./sth. carefully from a group of people or things 选择}

• selection criteria
• the selection of a football team

selection ^{n. 2. [C] number of selected items or people 挑选出的事项或人}

• selections from 18th century English poetry
• a selection of milk and plain chocolates

But exactly how does a newcomer to the stock market go about achieving that?

newcomer ^{n. someone who has only recently arrived somewhere or only recently started a particular activity 新来者，新手}

• a special award for the most promising newcomer

go about (doing) sth. ^{1. to start to do sth. 开始做某事}

• I want to learn German but I don't know the best way to go about it.
• The leaflet tells you how to go about making a will.
• How should we go about solving this complex ethical problem? ^{我们应该如何着手解决这个复杂的伦理问题？}
• He decided to go about the task in a completely different way. ^{他决定以一种完全不同的方式着手做这项任务。}
• Tell me how you plan to go about implementing the new security measures. ^{告诉我你打算如何着手实施新的安全措施。}

go about sth. ^{2. to do sth. in the way that you usually do 做自己常做的事;照常工作；继续做自己的事；各行其是}

• The villagers were going about their business as usual.
• We enjoy staring at them entranced as they go about their business, unaware (we hope) of our presence.
• Despite the loud protest outside, most people in the office just went about their business. ^{尽管外面抗议声震天，办公室里的大多数人还是照常忙自己的事。}