What are the best investment books or authors for beginners? What are the best podcasts, YouTube channels or bloggers to follow? What are your favorite stock trading platforms? And if you finally have six figures cash ready to invest, what's the best place to start? Which broker / financial advisor would you recommend? This is only for 3-5 years to ultimately buy a decent home for my family.

I'm clearly a dummy so any help is greatly appreciated.

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The common sense of investing, I will teach you how to be rich, get rich carefully, intelligent investor, the millionaire next door

I recommend starting with a little bit of money and figuring out your strategy for 3-6 mo and then when you feel like you know how to invest then add more

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I would open an account with Vanguard and invest in VTSAX. Would recommend reading The Simple Path to Wealth book.

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A Random Walk Down Wall Street. VFIAX (vanguard fund) is a good place to start

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Excellent book

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Book: I will teach you to be rich

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The Millionaire Next Door

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