392: What I'd Do If I Only Had $100 to Invest (Beginner-Friendly Plan)
The Clever Girls Know Podcast With Bola Sokunbi
Bola Sokunbi
4.8 • 931 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
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Only have $100 to invest and wondering where to start? You're not alone, and yes, you can begin your wealth-building journey with just that!
In this beginner-friendly episode, I'm sharing exactly what I'd do if I only had $100 to invest, step by step.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- How to start investing with as little as $100
- Ideas of index funds to get started with (like FZROX, VTI, FXAIX, and more)
- How to build momentum and confidence as a first-time investor
- The importance of consistency over perfection
AND MORE
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| 0:00.0 | So if I only had $100 to invest, where would I start? |
| 0:03.7 | This is one of my favorite questions that I get because this is such a relatable question. |
| 0:09.5 | You don't need a lot of money to invest. |
| 0:11.7 | That's something that I constantly see. |
| 0:13.4 | So I always love to talk about what I would do if I was starting with just a small amount and how I would invest it. |
| 0:19.0 | So this is going to be a beginner-friendly, low-pressure, |
| 0:22.8 | relatable video on what I would do personally if I only had $100 to invest and what I would get |
| 0:28.4 | started with. And $100 is a great foundation to jumpstart your wealth-building journey. |
| 0:35.4 | So don't take it for granted and don't minimize that it's, no, don't minimize the amount. You know, $100 is not a ton of money, but it can definitely help you lay the foundation to build momentum on your investing journey. So let's get into it. Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Clever Girls Know podcast. This is Bola Shokombi. I'm the founder and CEO of Clever Girl Finance. The Clever |
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| 1:46.8 | Okay, let's get into today's episode. So here's what I would do if I only had $100 to invest. |
| 1:55.5 | If I was just getting started with investing and I just had $100, here's what I would do. |
| 1:59.8 | Number one, I would focus on choosing |
| 2:02.4 | the right brokerage account. So before you invest, you need a place to put your money. And that |
| 2:07.4 | means choosing the right brokerage account, right? So where do you put this money? And so if I was |
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