INVESTING STEP 1: How to set up your Vanguard brokerage account | Investing For Beginners

Want to start building wealth, but you are a a beginner and it feels complicated? It's time to start investing! But without confusing you and making you feel overwhelmed, we are taking this one small step at a time. Today, we are are setting up your Vanguard brokerage account.

**DISCLAIMER: I'm not a financial planner. This video is for edutainment purposes only!!

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[theplantainchiplover]

I'm 20 and opened a Roth IRA yesterday! Was looking for information on opening another brokerage account and you made it so simple. Thank you so much, here's to breaking the cycle of generational poverty!

[talrajuan]

hi. can i create an account with vanguard if i am not from the US? thanks

[trustyshellback]

I tried to open an account
using my "android" phone.
It was impossible because
of the document download
roadblocks. I was not very
impressed. What a pain !
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[alangallarcon]

I thought this was for a brokerage account? This is just a ira account

[rjflyer]

What if someone isn’t working? I know earned income isn’t a requirement for a brokerage account, is there any way to skip the employer part?

[cryptojohan]

Hey im confuse... sometimes with ROTH IRA and TRADITIONAL IRA. I have already a 401k where i work atm. Im just looking to invest in VTSAX index fund for a long term. I get confuse when opening an account which type of account should i pick. RETIREMENT IRA or GENERAL INVESTIng? Plz HELP thx u

[GeneralSirDouglasMcA]

At 1:55, I originally set up an IRA (traditional), but then set up another account under the “General Investing” option, as I want to be able to withdraw gains without waiting until age 59.5. However, I can’t tell a single difference between each account. I can’t tell that one is an IRA and the other is a brokerage. Did I choose the correct option?

I know which account is which, but I don’t want to mistakenly put money into the account and discovering it’s an IRA. (I already have a Roth at Charles Schwab).

[calvinrai]

Does Vanguard have a feature where I can select a handful of ETFs and/or stocks and then autoinvest a certain percentage into all those ETFs? For an example, wanting to invest 25% into AAPL, 25% into VOO, 25% into TSLA, 25% into VYM all at one time and automatically each week?

[fififinance]

Lovely Video 😀 Inflation guarantees a loss over the long term. Need to be aware of this with all the quantitaive easing and save to invest more. Back to work now but this video made my juice break entertaining 👍

[thewave]

Hey Whitney! Thanks for the tutorial! This is exactly what I was looking for. I'd love to see the next step of choosing investments, i.e. comparing age, track records, etc.

[dougiequick]

Will you marry me is what I want to know .... I think I love everything about you...especially the money brains part

[richiefavor]

Hi Whitney, can I open this investment account in Spain or anywhere from Europe?
Please do the research and give an update!
I will stick to this channel.
Thank you!

[juanrockmirez]

Hope you can answer me when it said how much money from each year I put 6000 on both of then can I put more ?later on the same year

[HealerEve]

Hey, great vid. What can I do if i dont have a job? I stopped working a yr ago

[ma-jlrl]

thank you for sharing Whitney! Do I need to be a stock broker to be able to open brokerage account?

[teuilafinau]

@whitneyhansen does it take 3 business days everytime i want to put money into my vanguard account? Thanks in advance 🙏🏽

[beckygallion]

When setting this up are they running our credit?

[missireason]

Never heard someone refer to a Roth IRA as a brokerage account. Also never heard a Traditional IRA as a general IRA.

Terminology is important in finance, keeps things consistent and accurate.

Using 'brokerage account' in title leads viewers to think of a taxable investment account, not a Roth IRA.

[alinao]

What if I'm not an American citizen and am actually based in Europe but would like to have a brokerage account with Vanguard?

[jeanlenor]

What do you invest in? Where's part 2?