Let’s Get Started with Index Funds: From Saving to Investing - Financial Freedom, #220 - E-book - ePub

Most of us love to save; however, investing could be a different story. We fear the unknown, so the stock market can cause us anxiety. A great place to start your investing journey is with index funds. Index funds allow us to capture the stock market's returns over our lifetimes. The stock market slowly rises because businesses ensure profits keep pace with inflation. We need to capture these returns so we keep pace with inflation. I love my high-yield savings accounts, but they serve a different purpose than index funds.
To become a great investor, we need to understand the value proposition of both. Good Luck!