There seems to be no shortage of people giving advice. There are countless places to get financial recommendations and suggestions. The following are some that I have found to be a good start on gaining some perspective in navigating the financial world. It's understandable that people are different and react differently to various advisors and his/her take on different issues and approaches to finances. You may like some of the following sources more than others and that is completely understandable.
MarketWatch (Dow Jones) is a great business website with daily stats on securities as well as news articles, advice columns and so forth. The Moneyist is a regular financial advise column on the site. Here is an example from this source that deals with putting one's financial situation in perspective with those around you.
Some financial advise columnists/authors/sources include (random order):