I'd recommend http://www.amazon.com/Bogleheads-Guide-Investing-Taylor-Larimore/dp/1118921283 http://www.amazon.com/Bogleheads-Guide-Investing-Taylor-Lari... I'

I'd recommend http://www.amazon.com/Bogleheads-Guide-Investing-Taylor-Larimore/dp/1118921283 http://www.amazon.com/Bogleheads-Guide-Investing-Taylor-Lari... I've recently been trying to learn more about investing and this book has been right on the money. Basically, the advice is don't buy individual stocks, you can't pick them and outperform the market consistently. Instead, get an index fund or ETF that tracks the whole market, like https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=0085&FundIntExt=INT https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=0085&.... Vanguard is the best for index funds as they have the cheapest expense ratios. If you want to learn more about the basics of economics, which are important as well, I've enjoyed this lighthearted youtube series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPNZwz5_o_5uirJ8gQXnhEO https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPNZwz5_o_5...