ohi like turkey <| sep |> Of course not . But he said nobody that I know . And usually you know quite a few people . So that ' s what surprise me . I am no book worm , nor am I somehow in literature circles , yet I know a handful of book readers who have been recommending me the books . And I was pretty hesitant , because I read wot because of them before and hated it <| sep |> Great idea to learn but I would take the $ 10 , 000 put it into a low cost mutual fund eg mawer or group of etfs and go learn . a lot . You are not ready to invest in stocks yet . You have much to learn about investing and life i . e . no emotional decisions . Some banks eg Royal Bank and possibly others have practice accounts . They give you a block of fake funds and you can do whatever you want . I ' d suggest putting your money somewhere safe and doing that first .