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

I've already been investing for many years, and my investments in a wide variety of stocks over several decades are the reason I will be able to retire comfortably -- or at all. Still, it's an instructive exercise to think about what I'd do if I suddenly had some money and I wanted to begin investing in the stock market.

So here goes -- here are three steps I'd take to begin investing in stocks with $5,000 today.

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