linucsJul 24, 2025

What is the best way to learn investing, portfolios, stocks, options, futures, etc.?

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What is the best way to learn investing, portfolios, stocks, options, futures, etc.? - Lemmy

I need to make my money work but I don’t have enough knowledge about the topic to do smart things with it, but I love studying and learning new things. What would you recommend to learn how to administer money in the best way possible? I found a 2008 edition of the Finance Theory I [1] course on MIT OpenCourseWare , would it make sense to learn from there? For context I studied computer science with a focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science. Also context, I am in the EU (Italy). 1 [https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/15-401-finance-theory-i-fall-2008/]

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Depends on what you want to achieve.

Simplest advice:

I have about one month expenses plus some extra on my card because I can’t be bothered to log in and micro manage it.

3-6 months expenses as a backup fund. I’ve got mine on an interest bearing account that I can withdraw from by the next bank day.

The rest in ETF with a low fee. I can’t tell a specific one because I’m not familiar with what’s available in Italy.

Jul 24, 2025 at 7:33amWeb