In the following video, senior advisor to the Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement service Robert Brokamp answers a question coming to us through Facebook: "If you're new to investing, where does one get started?"
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Ask a Fool: How Do I Start Investing?
By Robert Brokamp
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Jan 11, 2013 at 4:40PM
Market Cap
Today's Change
(0.77%) 344.11
Current Price
44,828.53
Price as of July 3, 2025, 1:43 p.m. ET
Where to begin if you're new to investing.
Robert Brokamp, CFP, has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Google, The Coca-Cola Company, and Walt Disney. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Google, and Walt Disney. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Stocks Mentioned
Dow Jones Industrial Average
^DJI
$44,828.53
(0.77%)
$344.11
Walt Disney
DIS
$123.87
(0.72%)
$0.89
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$625.67
(0.84%)
$5.22
*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.
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