How did you learn how to invest? (Stocks, Bonds, wtv) I am a newbie to investing and would love suggestions on helpful resources.

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I started investing this year and my portfolio has been going up all year. It’s currently up by about 85%+. I only have individual stocks in my portfolio and none of them are FAANG firms.

I did a lot of research about investing for years before I started but the one book that really helped me was “one up on Wall Street” by Peter Lynch. It’s really really easy to read, funny and really relatable. Highly recommend if you want to make above average returns consistently.

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