Before You Open an Investment Account

You just got a job and want to start investing. Now what? Robert Brokamp and Matt Frankel break down the choices facing new investors, and give some advice for long-term success. They discuss:

- The three things needed to invest in individual stocks.

- How to select a brokerage.

- The fees that investors will encounter, and how to avoid some of them.

Companies mentioned: HOOD, SOFI, SCHW

Host: Robert Brokamp

Guest: Matt Frankel

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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