It’s not actually that complicated! I started investigating this whole new world of finance in the summer and by autumn I was earning money from it. Investing is a lifetime project but it doesn’t take long to learn the practical elements. There are so many gatekeepers to finance that it seems like you need a degree in Finance to do it, or to pay someone a lot of money to do it for you. Neither of those things is true but there are plenty of people who benefit from you thinking otherwise.