At the advice of someone on the forum, I have calmly taken on the title of Investor. I am an investor, I am saying to myself with some sense of hope. The truth is, what I know about investing could fit in a teacup. Long ago I owned a book, something like, Starting Small, Investing for Life that was written so simply even a child could understand it, and laid out some very basic principles and some explanation of the workings of some relatively low risk, first step investments.
Unfortunately even if I could find that book again, it would be very out of date for this DIY digital age of investing. Does anyone have a recommendation for an up to date primer that lays out where to start and explains the mechanics of some simpler investment choices? I have a significant amount of money that needs to move from ridiculously conservative investments into something more likely to pay well, but I want to take it one step at a time and understand what I'm doing and why before rushing out and buying anything new.
Thank you.