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	== Why am I Writing this? ==		== Why am I Writing this? ==
	There are million of guides on how to invest online. ~~Since~~ my first internship {{#expr: {{#time: Y}} - 2022}} years ago, I wanted a simple guide to consolidate everything I've learned over the years in one place (mostly for myself but also for friends whenever they ask me for advice and I can look back). I love sharing information with the world and investing has definitely given me that cushion of mind over the last few years. In terms of my gains (which I'm obviously not going to post the exact numbers here), it's more than doubled my overall net worth by literally just moving money from one account to another and investing in securities.		There are million of guides on how to invest online. I started investing since my first internship {{#expr: {{#time: Y}} - 2022}} years ago and since then so many of my friends I wanted a simple guide to consolidate everything I've learned over the years in one place (mostly for myself but also for friends whenever they ask me for advice and I can look back). I love sharing information with the world and investing has definitely given me that cushion of mind over the last few years.

			In terms of my gains (which I'm obviously not going to post the exact numbers here), it's more than doubled my overall net worth by literally just moving money from one account to another and investing in stable long-term securities which have been proven (ex. S&P 500).

	'''And also...'''		'''And also...'''
	[[File:Byteandantares 155179534.webp\|center\|thumb]]		[[File:Byteandantares 155179534.webp\|center\|thumb]]

	== Background Info ==		== Background Info + Terms ==
	With anything finance-wise, there's also a bunch of boring terms that you need to learn first. I remember when I first started, I was like wtf are all these random symbols and numbers. Over time it started to make sense for me but it was definitely overwhelming at first.		With anything finance-wise, there's also a bunch of boring terms that you need to learn first. I remember when I first started, I was like wtf are all these random symbols and numbers. Over time it started to make sense for me but it was definitely overwhelming at first.

	=== Individual Stocks vs ETFs ===		=== Terms ===

			* '''Shares''' '''=''' A unit of a company. When someone mentions buying 1 share of a company, it means that they are buying 1 unit of a company. So when you buy 1 share of a company, you own 1 unit of that company. When you search up a company's name + stock price (ex. Apple stock price), the listing on Google will be the share price.
			* '''Splitting ='''
			* '''Security =''' Any tradeable assets
			* '''DCA''' = Dollar Cost Average
			* '''Individual Stocks'''
			* '''Index Funds'''
			* '''ETFs'''
			* '''Mutual Funds'''
			* '''Taxable Brokerage'''
			* '''HYSA'''
			* '''HSA'''
			* '''401k'''
			* '''Roth IRA'''
			* '''529'''

			== Individual Stocks vs ETFs ==

	== How do you actually invest in a stock? Through a brokerage! ==		== How do you actually invest in a stock? Through a brokerage! ==
	A brokerage is the middleman that allows you to buy assets and securities like stocks and bonds. Unlike a traditional bank, they don't typically ~~offer~~		A brokerage is the middleman that allows you to buy assets and securities like stocks and bonds. Unlike a traditional bank, they don't typically have in-person locations and


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			== That's too much work, how can I automate all of this? ==
			Fidelity has an option where you can automatically invest your money in a security by default.



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	https://www.bogleheads.org/		https://www.bogleheads.org/

			https://www.tradingview.com/

			https://stockanalysis.com/etf/compare/schg-vs-qqq-vs-spy-vs-voo/?r=ALL

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	== References ==		== References ==
	https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/index/		https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/index/

	https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/events/virtual-classrooms		https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/events/virtual-classrooms

	https://www.bogleheads.org/		https://www.bogleheads.org/

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	~~asdfasdf~~		== References ==
			https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/index/
			https://www.fidelity.com/learning-center/events/virtual-classrooms
			https://www.bogleheads.org/

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	== Why am I Writing this? ==		== Why am I Writing this? ==
	There are million of guides on how to invest online. Since my first internship {{#expr: {{#time: Y}} - 2022}} years ago, I wanted a simple guide to consolidate everything I've learned over the years in one place (mostly for myself but also for friends whenever they ask me for advice and I can look back).		There are million of guides on how to invest online. Since my first internship {{#expr: {{#time: Y}} - 2022}} years ago, I wanted a simple guide to consolidate everything I've learned over the years in one place (mostly for myself but also for friends whenever they ask me for advice and I can look back). I love sharing information with the world and investing has definitely given me that cushion of mind over the last few years. In terms of my gains (which I'm obviously not going to post the exact numbers here), it's more than doubled my overall net worth by literally just moving money from one account to another and investing in securities.

	== ~~What is~~ a ~~Brokerage~~? ==		'''And also...'''
			[[File:Byteandantares 155179534.webp\|center\|thumb]]

			== Background Info ==
			With anything finance-wise, there's also a bunch of boring terms that you need to learn first. I remember when I first started, I was like wtf are all these random symbols and numbers. Over time it started to make sense for me but it was definitely overwhelming at first.

			=== Individual Stocks vs ETFs ===

			== How do you actually invest in a stock? Through a brokerage! ==
	A brokerage is the middleman that allows you to buy assets and securities like stocks and bonds. Unlike a traditional bank, they don't typically offer		A brokerage is the middleman that allows you to buy assets and securities like stocks and bonds. Unlike a traditional bank, they don't typically offer


	~~== Individual Stocks vs ETFs ==~~
	[[File:Fidelity_Trading_Screen.png\|center\|595x595px]]		[[File:Fidelity_Trading_Screen.png\|center\|595x595px]]

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	== Why am I Writing this? ==		== Why am I Writing this? ==
	There are million of guides on how to invest online. Since my first internship I wanted a simple guide to consolidate everything I've		There are million of guides on how to invest online. Since my first internship {{#expr: {{#time: Y}} - 2022}} years ago, I wanted a simple guide to consolidate everything I've learned over the years in one place (mostly for myself but also for friends whenever they ask me for advice and I can look back).

	== What is a Brokerage? ==		== What is a Brokerage? ==

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			== Why am I Writing this? ==
			There are million of guides on how to invest online. Since my first internship I wanted a simple guide to consolidate everything I've

			== What is a Brokerage? ==
			A brokerage is the middleman that allows you to buy assets and securities like stocks and bonds. Unlike a traditional bank, they don't typically offer


			== Individual Stocks vs ETFs ==
			[[File:Fidelity_Trading_Screen.png\|center\|595x595px]]

Stoulram at 12:02, 28 August 2026

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