I'd imagine their is a very large pool of trust worthy people in a much more massive & dangerous ocean, they must exist right?  As I begin my exploration into bitcoin if I wanted to invest am I best looking for sites which help me network, network on my own or is buying directly from exchanges reasonable?  I am weeks if not months off from having a good enough understanding to seriously invest.  Though what do you suggest, what has worked best for you? Where did you start?