That is, of course, very broad diversification, and so if there's one industry that goes up, oil, for instance, and another one going down, utilities going down, you have an investment in every major, ah, sector of the economy It's a thousand stocks, represents about 85% of the companies' value in the United States. They represent about 70% of Americans' value of stocks. So if you, let's say, invest in an index fund or some… the S&P 500, it would be 500 companies. One of the great features of index funds, and broad-based, ETFs, is that you get the advantage of broad diversification, you get many stocks. It's a very simple decision: 'Do I have enough money each month to put aside, and where should I put it?' My recommendation is to put it in an index fund, particularly as a younger starting investor.

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