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Hey, everyone, it's Stacey Vanek Smith in for Marielle Sagara.
If you happen to have some cash left over after youve paid all of your monthly expenses, you might want to think about how you can use that money.
Maybe use it for some long term goals, maybe invest it.
Of course, the whole term investing can make people feel overwhelmed and intimidated.
And if you are feeling those feelings, NPR's Chris Arnold and life kit listener Lindsay got it.
Say you are not alone.
Um, I dont even know where to investments.
That's probably it, right?
Those rare moments, if you even look at your retirement accounts, if you even have a retirement account, you see the tangle of graphs and ticker symbols of funds that somehow, I guess you ended.
Up with international fid, diversified af cap world, small cap.
But I promise that you too, once you know a few basic principles, you're gonna get this.
What?
I mean, really get it.
I need to learn this stuff better.
That's okay.