You have to take more risk to get high reward and this is usually true in the share market. While savings account and CD are extremely safe, the profit that you can earn is usually limited to 5% per year. On the other hand, if you buy/sell shares cleverly, you can almost double your money in one year. While there are very high prospects of making big money from share market, there is significant risk. Now, let us look into the details of how share market works, what are the risks involved, and how you can become a knowledgeable/successful investor.