Unlike most things in life, putting more effort into investing will lead to worse results.
I recommend the Bogleheads forum at bogleheads.org or reddits r/personalfinance prime directive: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/index/
This flowchart will set you right. https://i.imgur.com/lSoUQr2.png
Oh no. Not the red panhandle.