re: Promotion -> More income -> Need advice

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Learn investing from people who have been doing it a while, especially ones that have been successful. Educate yourself online. Investopedia is a good place to start for beginners to get the basics of investing

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I do agree with this.

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Maybe even start day trading. Start small (stocks no more than $5/share) and get good at it before putting real amounts of your money at risk. Set a budget of what you would be ok losing if that were to happen, as you learn the ropes on a small scale. Just like going to a casino, budget for loss, hope and try to do well.

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I do NOT agree with this at all.

You're 24, seemingly pretty involved in your career, and I doubt you have a ton of time to play around with trading all day. I think the risk of attempting to day trade (gambling to an extent) outways the reward for you. Put your money in some quality funds right now, and spend your time learning real investment fundamentals so that you can begin making the right choices for yourself as you get older.

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1- Should I max out my contributions to my Roth (this seems like a no brainer)

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Sure

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2- Should I increase my mortgage payments?

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I wouldn't. That is prob the cheapest money you will get for the rest of your life. I'd put the extra $100 a month toward investing.

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3- I don't know much about investing, so what should I do with the excess? I'm 24 so I can be rather aggressive.

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If you don't feel like spending alot of time trying to learn it or taking big risks, I'd say go on Fidelity's site and open an account. Buy into a no fee S&P 500 index fund. If you google it, you will be able to get names. For the most part, managed funds tend to eat up additional gains with fees. Alot of research indicates it might be better long term to just go with an S&P500 index fund.