Resources for the average person to have banker-level finance expertise?

Hi all,

I'm in my early 20s, didn't really absorb much of what I learned in my college econ/accounting classes tbh, but want to spend my quarantine time to become a finance pro (even though I'm not entering the finance industry).

The internet is saturated with resources, so I was curious what you all would recommend to learn everything necessary for an investment banking job. I truly want to understand markets, investments, modeling, and what bankers do.

Thanks in advance.

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