I recently opened a ROTH IRA account on fidelity. What are some good funds to invest in long term? I don't plan to actively trade my IRA account. I'd like to set it and leave it

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Find yourself an index fund with a low expense ratio.

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You need to decide which industries you want to invest in over the long term. I like tech, healthcare, consumer discretionary.

Tech funds - QQQ, XLK
Healthcare - XLV
Consumer discretionary - XLY
Overall market - VOO (vanguard) , IVV (fidelity)

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I like IVV as a first fund, but I like ITOT slightly more for broader exposure to all sizes of companies. My healthcare choice is FHLC, but not sure how it differs from XLV suggested above. Right now consumer staples FSTA is a nice stable place to have some funds given the volatility. There’s no shortage of choices! Have fun researching and reading everything you can.

I did this yesterday, fully funded it for 2019, and bought VTI. I have TD Ameritrade.

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Look up the fidelity equivalent to Vanguard's VTSAX or VTI. These are great for a buy and hold strategy and will serve you well with no active trading . Good luck!

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You are def losing a bit on expense ratios with target date, but vanguard's are cheap enough to me to be worth the set and forget. 0.15 for my Roth IRA, lower for my Deloitte 401k plan

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If you want to set and forget target date funds will diversify and rebalance for you.

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