I need to max out my Roth IRA for 2021 before April. I have the money and opened an account. I just have never done it before and I’m not sure where to put it.

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Just deposit $6000 into your Roth and invest in index funds in a lump sump or DCA every week

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Thanks for the advice. First time investing so I appreciate any input that I can go off on a do some more research on!

VTI and chill.

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Thanks for your response going to get on that before the end of the day.

This is a daily post. People need to start reading before they post the exact same thing again and again.

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Thanks for your feedback. I’ll make sure to look through the previous posts more diligently. I wasn’t able to find anything the first time I searched it in the history specifically about the question I asked. Also a newbie here, first day on the app.

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What brokerage do you use for the IRA?

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Yes, i have fone the same and I will not look at the account for the rest of the year!

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