$Meta Platforms (META.US)$ The first step is to establish your basic concept. At this stage, reading a few books is enough, and practical operations can be temporarily ignored. It doesn't matter whether you buy indices or not. Recommended books include 'The Stock Market Long-Term Talisman,' 'Peter Lynch's Successful Investment,' 'Buffett's Way,' and 'The Intelligent Investor.' It doesn't matter if you understand them or not, just read through and try to understand the simplest and most basic content.
It doesn't matter if you don't understand the deep content, but if you have time, you must read it and watch it to the end.
In the second step, find one or several people who you think are very capable, far more capable than you, at least people who you think are unfathomable, and then ask them how to invest in the basics. Investing is a craft, so try not to self-study. After asking for advice, you should have the spirit of exploration and do your own research and ask for advice. Learn from others, but don't rely on them. You need to establish your own investment system.

$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ Why is it a must-read for beginners? Because I unintentionally came across some sentiments expressed by investors in the forum, many of whom suffered serious losses and borrowed money to speculate. I suddenly felt strong sympathy and hope that my advice can help more novice friends. In this market, making money is very simple if you have the right methods. Going from tens of thousands to millions is also easy, what is needed is professional skills and a keen sense of market trends. Beginners do not understand anything, how can they comprehend, not to mention make money. After the holiday season, there were too many severe losses in the market, including many market leaders. The market has created an extreme environment where it's difficult not to lose money. Today, limit up, tomorrow limit down - a rare phenomenon that beginners cannot observe in time. I have also provided methods to deal with such extreme situations multiple times and acted promptly. Although I did not make big profits, they were small, and ultimately all profitable. Recently, no losses means big gains. Therefore, the advice for beginners is very simple - either decisively quit the market or learn and grow with professional investors. Never trade on your own, as it's very easy to step into traps.
Also, do not trade frequently because without professional ability, frequent trading will only lead to quicker losses. It is recommended to honestly follow professional investors first, and you may have a big harvest unexpectedly. It's better than trading on your own. Then, learn and wait until you have the ability to understand the market before trading on your own!