Your money should be boring. Financial experts tend to agree that the best way for your portfolio to grow is slow and steady over the course of many years—not with wild ups and downs that make you sweat. There is no secret that, if followed, will make you rich now and long into your golden years. Instead, it’s a matter of saving, investing in inexpensive funds instead of individual stocks, and monitoring—but not reacting—to your portfolio performance. That’s it!