Before opening a brokerage account, learn how money and investing actually work. Without real financial knowledge, putting money in the market is just gambling with your paycheck.
One question most investors tend to ask first and foremost is, where should I get started in investing? But my answer to this actually may surprise you just a little bit because your investing actually begins well before you ever put down a single dollar. What I'm really getting to you guys right now is that the very first step you need to take towards starting your investment journey is starting your investment in your education. Because without the right education, the real-world education around your money, around investing, around creating financial freedom, then what that means is that you're almost just going out there and gambling in the marketplace. And you work too darn hard for your money just to go out and give it a crack and hope for the best. So that investment in your education is everything. So the very first investment comes in your education.
