Haven’t really invested in anything, been thinking of starting now. How are where do I open index funds or ETFs? Is one better than the other ?

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Fidelity, Vanguard, and Schwab are all basically interchangeable. Buy the Total Market ETF (VTI or FSKAX) from that provider and just fund it and forget it.

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It’s about residency, usually. You need a SSN. From there, it’s just about getting your money into the US. People have reported issues with this, so you would probably need to move it to a US bank and then go from there

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