The First-Time Investor

Introduction

1. What Matters First and What Can Wait

2. The Minimum Language You Need

3. Should You Be Investing at All Right Now?

4. The Account Question

5. The Broker Question

6. Why Broad Funds Keep Coming Up

7. How to Narrow ETF Choices

8. Your First Simple Portfolio Path

9. Starting Small Without Feeling Behind

10. Making the First Purchase

11. What to Do Monthly, and What to Ignore

12. How to Ignore Noise and Judge Advice

A Good Start Is Usually a Quiet One