When you are a small investor, you cannot afford to lose. Therefore, you need to be extra careful about not losing your investment, you will have to avoid high risky assets and try to diversify as much as you can. You need to carefully evaluate your risk tolerance level to mitigate risks investment. Real estate is the safest investment but for small investors this might not be possible. You can try fixed deposit bank account that gives you better returns than a normal saving amount. Likewise, you can try Mutual Funds and Bonds, which are less risky that the stock market or even crypto market.