09-24-2022, 06:53 PM
First of all, if you are a newbie, you can not invest like a pro. There are competent successful investors who will tell you that it took years for them to get where they are. Many of them will share their strategies with you. Some share advice for free and for some you have to pay. Paying for investment advice is also an investment. 
When my late husband started investing he taught himself. He read books and watched the business channels on television. He took a small amount of our money (about $500) and got started. He started with mutual funds. Some people first do a comparison: mutual funds versus insurance. My husband did not do a comparison. He made an executive decision and started with mutual funds. He was successful with his investing until we fell upon hard times financially. We used investments to pay our debt. Hey! Life happens to us all!
When my late husband started investing he taught himself. He read books and watched the business channels on television. He took a small amount of our money (about $500) and got started. He started with mutual funds. Some people first do a comparison: mutual funds versus insurance. My husband did not do a comparison. He made an executive decision and started with mutual funds. He was successful with his investing until we fell upon hard times financially. We used investments to pay our debt. Hey! Life happens to us all!