Starting your investing journey is less about saving up until you have some specific amount of money. It is more about starting the habit of contributing on a regular basis and building up your investments over time. However, you want to have a strategy. Part of that starts  with a firm foundation like a Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fund (VFIAX -0.46%).

Watch today's video to see how you can start the process toward investing your first $1,000.

*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of July 28, 2023. The video was published on July 31, 2023.