My personal advice is buy a low cost global ETF and invest over the long term. Keep some money aside to buy some individual stocks to test your stock picking (small amount).
Everyone has a different strategy. If you want an income then dividends might suit you. But I mainly invest for growth so don’t specifically seek out Distributing funds.
I don’t buy bonds, but if you want to limit your exposure to equities you could consider a bond fund and even some corporate bonds.
I personally like a guy called Lars Kroijer. Have a look at his website. He has 5 short videos to watch. See what you think. https://www.kroijer.com/