Howdy All,
For a while I have been wanting to get into the investing game (beyond my 401k) and with the way the markets have hit a wall recently due to COVID 19, I figure now (or sometime soon) is a perfect time to get started. But being new to the game, I am sure there is more for me to learn than I can even imagine.
For some background, my wife and I are both 28 (no kids), both are A&M graduates and both with masters degrees in fairly well paying and in demand fields (Aerospace engineer for myself and occupational therapist for my wife). We are both debt free other than the mortgage on our house. Due to our circumstances we are willing to take on a decent amount of risk with our investments, at least early on.
I was hoping to hear if anyone had some good pointers or suggestions for a newbie, especially in unpredictable times like this.
As we are willing to take on a decent amount of risk, beyond investing in ETFs/index funds to (hopefully) track to markets bounce back as a whole, I was also thinking it may make since to invest a decent bit into the industries that seem to be the hardest hit by the virus like the airlines/cruises/tourism related industries.
What does every think? Any advice and pointers would be greatly appreciated!
For a while I have been wanting to get into the investing game (beyond my 401k) and with the way the markets have hit a wall recently due to COVID 19, I figure now (or sometime soon) is a perfect time to get started. But being new to the game, I am sure there is more for me to learn than I can even imagine.
For some background, my wife and I are both 28 (no kids), both are A&M graduates and both with masters degrees in fairly well paying and in demand fields (Aerospace engineer for myself and occupational therapist for my wife). We are both debt free other than the mortgage on our house. Due to our circumstances we are willing to take on a decent amount of risk with our investments, at least early on.
I was hoping to hear if anyone had some good pointers or suggestions for a newbie, especially in unpredictable times like this.
As we are willing to take on a decent amount of risk, beyond investing in ETFs/index funds to (hopefully) track to markets bounce back as a whole, I was also thinking it may make since to invest a decent bit into the industries that seem to be the hardest hit by the virus like the airlines/cruises/tourism related industries.
What does every think? Any advice and pointers would be greatly appreciated!