Any good resources (books, websites etc) to get started on investments and understanding investments for someone who knows nothing about it? TIA!

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“Little book on common sense investing” by John bogle is a great start

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A Random Walk Down Wallstreet

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Keep it simple and follow the principles of John Bogle, the inventor of mutual index funds and founder of Vanguard. Vanguard enthusiasts have a forum/wiki guide here where which I learned everything to keep investing simple.

https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Main_Page

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I like to learn from doing. Open a brokerage account, put in $1000, buy some stocks, see what happens. Some things unexpected may happen that you don’t understand. Those are the hands on learning opportunities!

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New Wealth Old Secrets by Chevron A. W. Bucknor

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Thanks guys! I will look into them!

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