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Start investing

A ready-made journey for anyone who wants to start investing: 8 steps, about 3.7 hours in all, in an order that works — work steps of 30 minutes or less, with real-world sessions kept whole.

Opens in Nextep with a two-minute first step lit. Free, and no account needed to begin.

When it's useful

When you have decided to start investing but the first move is fuzzy. Nextep shows one step at a time, keeps the rest in order, and never calls anything overdue — a day that slips simply becomes today.

The steps

1. 1Write down the goal and the timeframe20 min
2. 2Clear high-interest debt first20 min
3. 3Confirm the emergency fund is in place20 min
4. 4Learn the basics of the account types available to you60 min
5. 5Choose the account and open it45 min
6. 6Decide the monthly amount20 min
7. 7Set up the automatic contribution20 min
8. 8Set one annual review date15 min

Work steps over 30 minutes are split into parts when you start, so they fit somewhere in a day; sessions — a run, an appointment, a call — stay whole.