Just Getting Started · Articles
Articles for new investors
Plain-English reading for anyone early in their investing journey. No jargon left undefined, no sales pitch: just the ideas you need to understand why investing matters and how to start.
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How Much Should I Contribute to My 401(k)?
What to type in the contribution box at your first job: how the employer match works, why 15% is the usual target, and what 3%, 6% and 10% grow into.
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What Investing Actually Is, and Why Anyone Bothers
What stocks and bonds really are, why cash quietly loses value to inflation, and how compounding turns time into the one advantage you can't buy back later.
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More articles are on the way, covering account types and the basics of index funds.
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