$Meta Platforms (META.US)$ 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 novices? Because I inadvertently came across some heartfelt expressions from investors in the forum, many of whom suffered serious losses and borrowed money to speculate. I suddenly felt a strong sense of sympathy and hope that my advice can help more novice friends. In this market, the method to make money is simple when done right, turning tens of thousands into millions is also easy. What is needed is professional expertise and agility in market transitions. Novices do not understand anything, how could they comprehend, not to mention make money. After the holiday, there were too many serious losses in the market, including many big players, the market has entered an extreme state where it is difficult not to lose money. Today it hits the limit up and tomorrow it hits the limit down, a rare phenomenon. Novices simply do not observe in time to notice this. I have warned many times about the methods of dealing with such extreme situations and acted promptly. Although I did not make big profits, only small profits, in the end it was all profitable. Lately, not losing money means making big profits. Therefore, the advice for novices is very simple: either decisively withdraw from the market, or learn and grow along with professionals, never attempt to operate on their own, as it is very easy to step on a landmine.
Also, do not operate frequently because without professional ability, frequent operations will only make you lose money faster. It is recommended to honestly follow the operation with professional people first, you might just have a big harvest, which is better than doing it yourself. Then, learn and wait until you have the ability to understand the market before operating on your own!