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Before Your First Dollar

Is your money ready to invest?

Before you invest, check these five things.

1Am I free of expensive debt?
2Do I have about three months of living costs saved?
3Is this money free of a deadline in the next two years?
4If my employer adds money when I contribute (a match), am I getting all of it?
5Could I leave this money alone through a bad year?

A “no” to any of the questions above means your money isn’t ready to invest yet. The next five pages take each question in turn and show you how to get to a “yes”.

Educational content only. Not investment advice. Your answers to the five questions stay with you. We never ask for them and never store them.