r/investingforbeginners is a subreddit with 235k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and money talk, and the community frequently discusses investing, stocks, advice, portfolio, and beginner, and they frequently recommend/review investing app, investing apps, and etfs.
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
: "If you’re new to investing, avoid this mistake at all costs."
40 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "Finally pulled the trigger on investing"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Looking for help investing for the first time"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Beginning at 66 yikes!"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/investingforbeginners
#1
Investing
: "Finally pulled the trigger on Investing"
285 posts
#2
Stocks
: "Want to learn more about Stocks"
88 posts
#3
Advice
: "Advice on the S&P 500"
72 posts
#4
Portfolio
: "Balancing my Portfolio"
38 posts
#5
Beginner
: "Is it still worth investing in VOO/S&P 500 as a Beginner even though it's at all-time highs?"
37 posts
#6
Market
: "I picked the wrong day to enter the stock Market"
15 posts
#7
Etf
: "Etf overlap"
14 posts
#8
Crypto
10 posts
#9
Retirement
: "Beginning at 66 yikes!"
9 posts
#10
Apps
8 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
Investing Apps
31 reviews
#1
Fidelity
4.6★ from 5 reviews
#2
Charles Schwab
4.3★ from 4 reviews
#3
Robinhood
4.0★ from 4 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
Flair Used in r/investingforbeginners
#1
Advice
: "Recent decline in stocks"
37 posts
#2
Seeking Assistance
: "Help. I have a 50k. Where should I invest?"
14 posts
#3
USA
: "If you had 10k and time where would you start?"
8 posts
#4
Global
: "I think beginners are told to “just start investing” too quickly"
3 posts
#5
EU
: "How to start long term investing"
3 posts
#6
General news
: "Top Oversold/Overbought Stocks - June 2, 2026 📊"
2 posts
#7
Due-Dilligence
: "🤖Circus SE – FUELING HUMANITY 🌾🍽️"
1 post
Member Growth in r/investingforbeginners
Yearly
+114k members(93.3%)
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Last updated: June 13, 2026