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danby posted on r/personalfinance2w
The best intro investing book out there is Winning The Losers Game by Charles Ellis. You do have to account for the fact that it is written for a US audience but the advice is broadly correct for all western economies. https://www.amazon.com/Winning-Losers-Game-Seventh-Strategies/dp/1259838048 And as pointed out the most consistent/reliable return for stocks is to invest in index funds over a 15-25 year investment horizon. If you want a (lesser) return over a shorter time span then look at other investments' gilts/bond, commodities etc...