First of all, no longer at VMware. At a smaller tech co now that I won’t name yet (need to feel out the culture and see how Blind-risky/risqué it is). I’m in a position as of last week where I’m now able and wanting to start devoting my full financial energy into investments. I am very debt averse and devoted a lot of my income into paying off debts early (heavy student loans and a car) and am now debt free (excluding mortgage) as of this past Friday. I know this likely wasn’t the best strategy as rate of return on investments would’ve been higher than the interest on debts but regardless it felt more freeing and here we are. I’m in Atlanta so it’s much much more affordable than the Valley but also TCs here is lower so I want to throw that in as a factor. I’m also not in dev or PM so my TC is much lower than a lot you here, I’m at $151k TC now. My non 401k investments currently are all stocks with 1/3 in ETFs via Wealthfront and 2/3 in different tech stocks from RSUs. My 401k is at a good spot but I think I should start going to the Max IRS contribution soon. I’m 30 years old and married. I want to know how a lot you here got educated on investing, I’ve been really impressed with some of the discussions I’ve been reading here (I understand some of these are in fact also softcock douche flexes) but I want to know how you got educated in investing. What are you reading? What podcasts? What forums / Blind / Reddit / other discussions? I’m interested in market investments so stocks and a little more cautiously cryptos but also the “biggerpockets” scene i.e, flipping houses, rentals, etc. would love advice on content to consume and learn from here as well. My goals are not just a sick-ass and earlier retirement but also flexible and heavy travel focused lifestyle as well. Any and all advice / content suggestions here are appreciated.
Setup a fictitious account on the side for a year. It'll teach you a lot about when to enter or exit positions. It'll also teach you that you have a fixed total and once you invest it all you must sell to buy. Most importantly it'll likely teach you that most people should stick to different funds and not pick individual stocks.
Thanks, really appreciate the advice
Start with https://engineerseekingfire.com/8-critical-decisions-for-a-successful-investing-strategy/ to learn how to create your own investing strategy. Avoid stocks and focus on index funds