The Personal Finance Podcast

How to Invest Your First $10K


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Saving $10,000 is a milestone. Investing it correctly is a life changer. Here is the step-by-step plan to do it right.


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What You'll Learn in This Episode


  • The seven-step framework for investing your first $10,000 the right way
  • Why tax-advantaged accounts should always come before a brokerage account and the exact order to fund them
  • The Portfolio Pyramid strategy that makes choosing investments simple for any new investor
  • The ten most common mistakes new investors make and how to avoid every single one
  • Roth 401k versus traditional 401k: how to know which one is right for your situation
  • Whether your Roth IRA contributions count toward the 50/30/20 rule (the answer might surprise you)
  • What to do when your employer 401k match comes in as company stock

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