The answer about Buffett is accurate. He is the best investor of this generation, and quite humble about it. You can read his letters to shareholders on the Berkshire Hathaway website.
I suggest that you start with low cost no-load mutual funds. Vanguard and Fidelity are two excellent firms.
Here are 3 classic books on investing that should be in any decent library:
One Up On Wall Street - Peter Lynch
A Random Walk Down Wall Street - Burton Malkiel
The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham
The best way is to do simulations.
There are sites that allow you to do mock trading in the stock market. All you have to do is to create an account and you will be given virtual currency to trade, If you have a large corporation as your intermediary, they may have their own site for virtual trading. It's a great way to test your investment plans.
But remember, no one can predict the stock market, with 100 percent accuracy.
Read about Warren Buffett. Learn to do it as Buffett does it.
Honestly, youtube. Its a great resource
look it up on youtube, there are insightful videos about it
make believe with the stock market every day and see how you make out
