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Interest rates are decent for cash right now (able to get 4.5% in the states as of Dec).

If you want a relatively hands off approach what everyone has already suggested is your best bet, index funds.

If you like individual stock picking then I recommend in terms of personalities Lyn Alden (twitter, and personal website), Unrivaled Investing (youtube, also has a paid membership), also interviews/Berkshire investor days with Buffet and Munger on youtube. In terms of the classic resources you have "The Intelligent Investor", "One Up on Wall Street", "Security Analysis", "The Little Book that Beats the Market", etc. Please be mindful that this option is a long journey with lots of reading, making mistakes that results in "paying tuition to the market", and not for those who can't control their emotions when it comes to the stock market. However, if like me you find this fun for whatever insane reason then that's where I'd recommend starting FWIW.

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Also if you haven't done so already before doing any of the above, please have a budget that you follow religiously. This has by FAR been the best thing I've ever done for my finances. Personally I use YNAB.