Investing in Stocks & Crypto: Tips for the Beginner Investor
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Let's talk about investing! 💰 I'm sharing how & why you should start investing, bc building financial freedom is an important part in any dream life. This is based off my personal experience investing in stocks & crypto (bitcoin, ethereum & alt coins). I am NOT an expert or financial advisor. Please do your own research by consulting credible resources. Links below!
Investing Resources
- Investing 101: The Concept of Compounding
- Strategy: Investing in Your 20s
- 10 things you need to do before you start investing
- How to invest in index funds
- My 2016 video about investing
Stock trading platforms I use
- Robinhood (referral link)
- TD Ameritrade
- Betterment (robo-advisor) (referral link)
Crypto platforms I use
- Coinbase – beginner-friendly, higher trading fees (get $10 in btc when you buy/sell $100)
- Kraken – lower trading fees, more coin selection
- Binance US – lower trading fees, more coin selection (referral ID: 54376472)
- Blockfi – earn interest on crypto
- Celsius – earn interest on crypto
- Gemini – beginner-friendly, less selection (I stopped using this one)
Learn about crypto
- I really enjoy Kraken's resources
- crypto guides – learn about each cryptocurrency!
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