Getting Started

If you're new to investing, start with free educational websites like Investopedia, Motley Fool, or finance sections of your investment platform (Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard). As you grow, resources like Seeking Alpha and Morningstar offer deeper analyses and community insights.

For deeper learning, pick up one or more classic investment books from the recommendations below —they cover strategies, psychology, and practical approaches to wealth-building.

 Key Investment Books (sorted by importance)

• Security Analysis, Benjamin Graham & David Dodd, 1934
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Analysis_(book)

• The Intelligent Investor, Benjamin Graham, 1949
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intelligent_Investor

• A Random Walk Down Wall Street, Burton G. Malkiel, 1973
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Random_Walk_Down_Wall_Street

• One Up On Wall Street, Peter Lynch, 1989
  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108617.One_Up_On_Wall_Street

• The Warren Buffett Way, Robert Hagstrom, 1994
  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21223.The_Warren_Buffett_Way

• Stocks for the Long Run, Jeremy J. Siegel, 1994
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stocks_for_the_Long_Run

• The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, John C. Bogle, 2007
  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/329684.The_Little_Book_of_Common_Sense_Investing

• The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, Alice Schroeder, 2008
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snowball:Warren_Buffett_and_the_Business_of_Life

• Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond, Bruce Greenwald, 2001
  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/207544.Value_Investing

• The Little Book That Still Beats the Market, Joel Greenblatt, 2010
  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2275483.The_Little_Book_That_Still_Beats_the_Market

• How to Own the World by Andrew Craig (UK, 2019)

  https://plainenglishfinance.co.uk/books

• The Simple Path to Wealth, JL Collins, 2016
  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30683625-the-simple-path-to-wealth

• The Psychology of Money, Morgan Housel, 2020
  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51820318-the-psychology-of-money

A selected investment guidance and information websites list, each entry including a note about Focus:

• Investopedia
  Educational guides, strategy basics
  https://www.investopedia.com/

• The Motley Fool
  Stock recommendations, education, community
  https://www.fool.com/

• Seeking Alpha
  Analysis, news, opinion pieces
  https://seekingalpha.com/

• Morningstar
  Fund/stock ratings, analytical tools
  https://www.morningstar.com/

• Yahoo! Finance
  Market data, charts, news
  https://finance.yahoo.com/

• Google Finance
  Market data, charts
  https://www.google.com/finance

• Stock Analysis
  Stock research, company profiles
  https://stockanalysis.com/

• AlphaSense
  Research tools for professional investors
  https://www.alpha-sense.com/

• Charles Schwab
  Brokerage, education
  https://www.schwab.com/

• Fidelity
  Brokerage, education
  https://www.fidelity.com/

• Vanguard
  Brokerage, education
  https://www.vanguard.com/

• E-Trade
  Brokerage, resources
  https://www.etrade.com/

• M1 Finance
  Brokerage, resources
  https://www.m1.com/

• Sarwa Book Club
  Book reviews/recommendations
  https://www.sarwa.co/blog/best-investing-books

• Forbes Investing Books List
  Book recommendations
  https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor-hub/article/best-investing-books/

• Financial Times: Investment Books
  Book list
  https://ig.ft.com/sites/business-book-award/categories/investment-and-markets/

• Morningstar Book Guide
  Beginner book list
  https://www.morningstar.com/personal-finance/7-great-investing-books-beginners

•  DEGIRO

• EU-based, popular low-fee online broker in Europe

  https://www.degiro.com