• Talking finance with people who think ETFs are complicated โ€” how I explain it

    I work in finance. When friends ask me how to start investing I say: open an account with any major broker, find the S&P 500 index fund with the lowest expense ratio, buy some every month, don't look at it for 10 years. That's 80% of what most professional advice costs you thousands to hear.

  • I work in finance. When friends ask me how to start investing I say: open an account with any major broker, find the S&P 500 index fund with the lowest expense ratio, buy some every month, don't look at it for 10 years. That's 80% of what most professional advice costs you thousands to hear.