How to Invest in an ETF

You ain't good ideas are rare. And a lot of them don't come along that often, so just be patient. You want to keep dollar cost averaging. If brokerage costs are an issue, and if you're going to get smashed by buying two stocks a month, for example, if you've got to pay two dollars a broker, you just pay one instead. Think about the portfolio itself as a whole; make sure you're comfortable with it. Laying by brick by brick is fine when you realize you've got a 16-foot wall on one side,. Nothing on the other side, probably. So just think about how that might build out in a kind of achievable way.