Advice to beginners on investing. Any recommended books or articles to read? Any suggestion for brokerage a/c that is accessible to more markets with lower fees that is suitable for starters as well?

Try Millionaire Teacher by Andrew Hallam, or you could go for the classic A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel! :)

Cheers.

- Jeffrey (jeffreyleezq.com)

For starters, you can check out an IG page I designed for beginners like myself to understand personal finance and investment better. The aim of this page is to explain common concepts or misconceptions in personal finance in simple English.

It shouldn't take you more than 15 minutes to skim through all the posts. After that you should hopefully have a skeletal framework to understand everything else.

As for where to actually put your money, I think robo-advisors are a good place to start, while you go about reading up more. If you want to invest with a particular instrument, there's not really a recommended book or article you should read.

Instead, read widely to understand the instrument and its associated pros and cons before you dive into the instrument itself. That way, you make sure you really understand the product you're buying.