re: investment, one reasonable place to start might be Bernstein's free ebook "if you can", which also has some pointers to further reading. some of the advice

re: investment, one reasonable place to start might be Bernstein's free ebook "if you can", which also has some pointers to further reading. some of the advice in there, re: tax-advantaged retirement savings plan, is specific to the USA http://efficientfrontier.com/ef/0adhoc/2books.htm http://efficientfrontier.com/ef/0adhoc/2books.htm