102. New to Investing? Start Here!

About this episode

This episode provides a foundational guide for beginner investors, covering essential concepts and steps to start investing.

This week’s episode is for our newbies, our beginner investors, and those who might need a little refresher/check-in on their basic personal finance goals. If you feel completely in the dark when it comes to investing, or you're just getting started in your investing journey, this episode will illuminate you! ✨✨✨ We’ll give you “the why ,” “the how ,” and “ what to do first .” We start with why investing matters (prices rise over time, so your dollars lose buying power if they just sit). Then we zoom out to what the market actually does, more up years than down, and why the long-run average (~10.65%) only works for you if you stick around (remember that “time in the market is better than timing the market” thing). You’ll see how compounding interest and dollar-cost averaging can turn into real progress over 5, 10, 15, and 20 years. We finish with the prerequisites: crushing credit-card debt (because you can’t out-invest it), building an emergency fund, and steps you can take to set yourself up for success. By the end, you’ll have a simple, confidence-building checklist you can start today – you’ve got this! If you want extra learning goodies, like a glossary of terms, or Jess and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jessica Inskip, Jessie DeNuit

Topics covered

• beginner investing
• personal finance
• investment strategies
• compounding interest
• dollar-cost averaging

Keywords

• investing
• personal finance
• credit-card debt
• emergency fund
• investment portfolio

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Organizations: Market MakeHer Podcast

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