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All guides →BeginnerHow to start investing with $500 when you don't live in the USA step-by-step plan for your first investment outside the US: emergency fund, choosing a broker, picking a simple ETF and avoiding the costly beginner mistakes.BeginnerWhat is an ETF? The simplest way to own hundreds of companiesETFs explained for beginners: how exchange-traded funds work, why they're cheap, what an index is, and how to tell good ETFs from bad ones.BrokersHow to choose a broker as an international investor: 7 checksSeven things to check before opening a brokerage account outside the US: regulation, investor protection, fees, FX costs, market access, tax reporting and how your assets are held.EU / EEAUCITS vs US ETFs: why Europeans can't buy many US funds (and what to buy instead)Why EU and EEA brokers block US-domiciled ETFs for retail investors, what UCITS ETFs are, and how to pick between accumulating and distributing versions.
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$100 a month, 20 years
Start with 500, add 100 monthly, 6% yearly return, 0.2% yearly fees.
Final value46,715
You put in24,500
Lost to fees1,144
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