r/investingforbeginners is a subreddit with 263k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses investing, apps, stocks, advice, and tired, and they frequently recommend/review investing app, etfs, and etf.
A place for those who are just starting out in investing and the stock market to get their questions answered. A collective community of helpful resources and concrete action steps to take.
The reasonable middle child between r/investing and r/wallstreetbets.
Popular Themes in r/investingforbeginners
#1
Advice Requests
: "What is the one mistake in investing you made that cost you big time?"
71 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Best brokerage site"
1 post
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Don't do SoFi"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "$250 to start investing + $100/month - where should I start for a 5-year goal?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/investingforbeginners
#1
Investing
24 posts
#2
Apps
7 posts
#3
Stocks
5 posts
#4
Advice
: "Seeking Advice"
5 posts
#5
Tired
4 posts
#6
Beginner
4 posts
#7
Portfolio
4 posts
#8
Investment
: "I'm 18M with €10,000 in savings - how should I invest it?"
4 posts
#9
Finance
: "Finance 101 - Building financial intuition through little games"
4 posts
#10
Crypto
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/investingforbeginners
Investing App
95 reviews
#1
Fidelity
4.4★ from 21 reviews
#2
Robinhood
3.8★ from 19 reviews
#3
Charles Schwab
3.9★ from 12 reviews
Etfs
27 reviews
#1
SCHD
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
SCHG
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
SPYI
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Etf
18 reviews
#1
Vanguard
4.3★ from 6 reviews
#2
SPDR
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
ProShares
4.0★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/investingforbeginners
#1
Advice
: "If you had to teach a complete beginner just 3 investing rules, what would they be?"
38 posts
#2
USA
: "I have my life savings in the s&p 500"
21 posts
#3
Seeking Assistance
: "I want to start investing but i am completely new to it....how can I gain some knowledge to start..."
14 posts
#4
Global
: "If you're not currently investing in the stock market, what's holding you back?"
7 posts
#5
EU
: "How to invest"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/investingforbeginners
Yearly
+120k members(83.9%)
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Last updated: September 1, 2026