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.

]]>https://spveforpit.com/topic/683/talking-finance-with-people-who-think-etfs-are-complicated-how-i-explain-itRSS for NodeSun, 26 Apr 2026 13:17:41 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 01:23:21 GMT60I 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.

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