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Invest ASAP
Some people recommend you pay off your debt before getting involved with investing. However, you can’t get back time. And time is the greatest gift for investors because of the magical term: compound interest.
Don’t wait to invest. Invest now. Max out your Roth IRA, and if you find yourself earning too much to invest in a ROTH IRA, max out your employer 401k. If you don’t have an employer, get a brokerage account, and start investing in mutual funds.
Investing is too serious a business to not participate in. Get started ASAP. You don’t need to be an expert; you just need to start. If you don’t know what you are doing, get involved with robo-investing. Robo-investing will give you the benefits of investing without you having to do any work.
Robo-investing is my favorite and easy.
Top robo-investing apps:
1. Vanguard
2. Sofi
3. Robinhood
4. Betterment
5. Acorns
Excerpt From — Level 1: Finance Under 30
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