Farran Powell is the managing editor of investing at Forbes Advisor. She was previously the assistant managing editor of investing at U.S. News & World Report. Her work has appeared in numerous ...

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Invest in stocks if you can research and continuously monitor them; otherwise, consider index funds or robo-advisors. Only use money for stock investment that you won't need for at least five years ...