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Pass criteria: invested and automated

Pass criteria: invested and automated — step 6 of 6 in Start Investing with Your First $100. You pass when you own one broad index fund, expense ratio checked, recurring transfer scheduled, and you can explain in one sentence what…

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Free personal finance tip: Pass criteria: invested and automated (step 6 of 6 from "Start Investing with Your First $100").

You pass when you own one broad index fund, expense ratio checked, recurring transfer scheduled, and you can explain in one sentence what you own ('a slice of the whole US stock market').

When the news panics, open your statement, not Twitter. Hold unless your life goal changed.

You'll need

  • Recurring transfer live
  • Can explain the fund in one sentence
  • No panic-sell plan

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