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For beginners, it is best to focus on broad index funds or etfs. Many stocks are either dogs or very overvalued. Picking individual stocks is very risky and difficult.
That being said...it can be nice to invest in a few small positions so you can learn how it works. My advice would be to start small.
Before you learn what companies you should buy...you should learn what companies you should avoid. Again...more than half of stocks IMO are not worth buying.
You should always avoid stocks that are losing money, have a lot of debt, are under legal pressure, or projected to have declining profits. You should also understand the parent sector and its trends.
Ideally you understand some accounting concepts (basic accrual accounting and finance). Do you know what a preferred share is? Do you know about dilution? Do you know what accounts receivables is? A stock split? etc...
Once you understand some finance basics, you can start to evaluate companies. You should do a quantitative analysis using a good finance tool I like finviz. Avoid a company with a high DE ratio, high short ratio, and a lack of historical profits/projected growth.
Some economic understanding is nice...eg understand how the Fed lowering rates helps some companies more than others...understand how microcaps/sectors preform in different markets.
More important than a quantitative analysis is qualitative analysis. REALLY understand the company. Who are is customers...how concentrated are they...how much of a threat is competition...have they been raising prices...what threats are there, etc... AI can do a surprisingly good job with critical qualitative analysis. Just ask it to persuade you company XYY is overvalued.
For valuations...use mostly the forward PE. Avoid if under 10...and avoid if over 30 (with exceptions).
For technicals, you don't have to understand all the candlestick stuff...some of that is voodoo nonsense. But you should understand some concepts and how liquidity affects stock price. eg Know season trends, and when put options expire (lot of cover buying happens then). Know your quarterly tax dates (hurts liquidity/stocks). Research and understand PEAD. You should always anticipated, follow and react to an earnings announcement. Typically the guidance for the future quarters is more important than the update earnings for the prior quarter.
Obviously you'll need a brokerage if you don't have one already. I prefer Fidelity for its convenient MFM and convinent tech support. Be warned some brokers (like Robinhood) have high spreads which is like a stealth tax on your investments. Obviously you should learn how retirement accounts work. Roths are great because they are so flexible...don't have to wait to contribute unlike a SEP...and you can pull the principal out without penalty.
If you go to [https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialEducation/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@FinancialEducation/videos) and sort by most popular...you'll find some great intro to stock investing concept videos.

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