Exactly How I'd Invest $5,000 If I Had to Start From Scratch Today

Having $5,000 to invest might not sound like much when you're bombarded with headlines that say you need seven figures to retire. Or perhaps even saving $5,000 to invest seems like an impossible goal.

Regardless of your perspective, investing $5,000 now and keeping it there for the long haul could make a huge difference down the road. If you had invested $5,000 in the S&P 500 index 35 years ago, your investment would be worth about $125,000 today.

When I started investing about six years ago, I had substantially less than $5,000, but if I had that much now and was starting from scratch, here's exactly what I'd do.

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