how should i prepare or what to prepare for?

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i'll be graduating soon with my bachelor's in criminal justice/criminal organizations and still doing the correctional officer thing. My question is, I was thinking about pursuing my real estate license but I keep hearing its a bad time to get involved. Same thing with law enforcement, i have family that is federal and they are looking to get out of the field. I don't know what to do with my 401k, how to start investing,any of it. So where should i begin?

mods please don't move this i wont get a straight answer in the locker room