Hi, I’m fairly new to the job market and want to start investing. I have a fidelity account since that’s where I have my 401k. What area some stocks I should invest in? Preferably EFT’s

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Just buy a bunch of VTI. It’s the total market fund and is the best place to put money if you have no idea what you’re doing. Market goes up, you go up. Market goes down, you go down. More often than not, markets go up. Simple as that.

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Maybe add in QQQ (Nasdaq index fund) if you want some extra exposure to tech.

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VTI or ITOT for US, vxus or IXUS for international would be my choices

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Personally I do VTI/VXUS (or ITOT/IXUS if you prefer) at a 70/30 split

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