Greetings to the stash community,
This question comes from a 30 year old musician trying to work towards financial independence. I've been reading the blog for about a year now and it's amazing how much this has blown my mind and given me new goals. Simplicity, minimalism and frugality have come somewhat naturally to me. I am a musician and I don't make very much money so I am accustomed to living simple. But, what I have realized is that I have a very real fear of investing. Last year I finally opened a Roth IRA, contributed the maximum, decided that I would continue to do investing research before I purchased anything. As a consequence, I have $5500 sitting in my IRA and $30,000 sitting in my checking account doing nothing. I feel that educating myself is the most powerful way to overcome these fears. I read a Random Walk Down Wall street, and the Intelligent Asset Allocator, but I still feel like my understanding of investing is incredibly limited. I don't really understand much of the terms and vocabulary used in these books and I still feel to afraid to make any decisions. Is there some books out there that are more rudimentary that perhaps I should read first?
So, I am asking for recommendations on reading lists/resources that I can use to get my shit together. Thanks