r/investingforbeginners is a subreddit with 272k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and money talk, and the community frequently discusses investing, apps, beginner, portfolio, and stocks, 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
: "My first profitable trade made me underestimate risk. How did you figure out your actual risk tolerance?"
33 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "Should I rebalance my $200k 401k into a 70/30 US/international split?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "I feel like I'm so far behind."
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Keep, grow, protect, budget, save and invest: should schools be required to teach this?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/investingforbeginners
#1
Investing
24 posts
#2
Apps
7 posts
#3
Beginner
: "Beginner Help!"
7 posts
#4
Portfolio
: "What is a good Portfolio mix for Roth IRA (For a 28 year old starting out?)"
6 posts
#5
Stocks
5 posts
#6
Tired
4 posts
#7
Crypto
2 posts
#8
Risk
2 posts
#9
Investment Strategy
: "How good is your Investment Strategy?"
2 posts
#10
18 Year Old
: "Hello i am 17 and well due to personal reason and situation with my gf we might have to move out so i want to learn about investing completely new to Roth IRA and other stuff Any advice??"
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
Seeking Assistance
: "What are good apps/websites to practice investing"
11 posts
#2
Advice
: "Turning 18 soon, starting with €1,190 + €200/month. Thoughts on my portfolio?"
8 posts
#3
USA
: "What is a good portfolio mix for Roth IRA (For a 28 year old starting out?)"
7 posts
#4
EU
: "Crypto or stocks"
4 posts
#5
Global
: "Do global diversification still matters when US stocks dominate?"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/investingforbeginners
Yearly
+122k members(81.2%)
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Last updated: October 2, 2026