102. New to Investing? Start Here!

This week’s episode is for our newbies, our beginner investors, and those who might need a little refresher/check-in on their basic personal finance goals.  If you feel completely in the dark when it comes to investing, or you're just getting started in your investing journey, this episode will illuminate you! ✨✨✨ We’ll give you “the why,” “the how,” and “what to do first.” We start with why investing matters (prices rise over time, so your dollars lose buying power if they just sit). Then we zoom out to what the market actually does, more up years than down, and why the long-run average (~10.65%) only works for you if you stick around (remember that “time in the market is better than timing the market” thing). You’ll see how compounding interest and dollar-cost averaging can turn into real progress over 5, 10, 15, and 20 years. We finish with the prerequisites: crushing credit-card debt (because you can’t out-invest it), building an emergency fund, and steps you can take to set yourself up for success. By the end, you’ll have a simple, confidence-building checklist you can start today – you’ve got this! If you want extra learning goodies, like a glossary of terms, or Jess and Jessie’s extra thoughts for the week, be sure to ⁠⁠Subscribe to our Newsletter ⁠⁠! Related Episodes:2. Understanding the Stock Market12. How to Invest in the Stock Market (a step-by-step guide)24. Pay Yourself First56. How to Construct and Manage an Investment Portfolio------------------------------------------------🌟 Send a question, leave a review, subscribe, follow & share!🙏⁠⁠Support the show⁠⁠💰🔗All Market MakeHer Links 🔗 ⁠⁠Market MakeHer ⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠      Sponsorship Inquiries: ⁠[email protected]⁠ Merch: https://shop.marketmakeherpodcast.com/ Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@marketmakeherpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@marketmakeher⁠⁠⁠⁠  Join the ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠FB Community⁠⁠⁠⁠👀 Watch us in action on our⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👀✨ Follow Jess Inskip on⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ✨✨ Follow Jessie DeNuit on⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠⁠ and⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ✨  **Beware of imposters! We will never message you and ask you for money directly.**     About Us 🌚🌞  Market MakeHer is an investing education podcast taught teacher-learner style by a 15-year finance expert, Jessica Inskip, to her very inquisitive beginner investor friend, Jessie DeNuit. We want to help you get better with your “finance-sis” (get it? No finance bros here). Our mission is to demystify the stock market and make financial literacy accessible to all self-directed investors! We believe that investing is for everyone and that's why we break down complex investing topics - from "Her" perspective. You’ll also learn about free tools and resources on our podcast and we offer a ton of free educational content on our ⁠website⁠ so you can become fin-fluent.   Important Disclosures: Market MakeHer podcast provides financial literacy education. Tools and resources mentioned are for informational and educational purposes only. Remember, investing involves risk, and there's always a potential for losses when investing in securities.  Market MakeHer LLC provides educational content and resources, but we are not registered financial advisors and do not provide personalized investment advice. Consult with a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decisions.