A lot of people, especially younger people, were hearing have not been as positive

understandably. We had our college interrupted by COVID, not as bright-eyed and

bushy tail as maybe graduates of the past, but that's very temporary. And I think

more than anything the key to happiness and thriving is when you feel like you

are aligned with a purpose in the organization for profit or not for profit that

you're working for.

I'm Mary Long and that's Motley Fool co-founder and Chief Rule Breaker, David

Gardner. Commencement season is underway, so I caught up with four fools and

gathered some tips for college grads about investing, budgeting and starting

your career. We kick things off with Motley Fool's senior analyst Ron Gross

for insights about getting into the stock market, even if you don't love risk.

I think if you're the type of investor, certainly at a young age where you're

either wary about the stock market or you're not comfortable with risk. I still

believe the guidance should be getting involved in the stock market at a young

age for a lifetime investing is the way to go, but you can do it in a more

conservative way. You can do it through blue chip stocks, really well-known

mature companies, something like Berkshire Hathaway would come to mind. You

could use exchange traded funds that mimic an index like the S&P 500 or the

Russell 2000. So get invested in the stock market, but if you don't want to take

on a lot of risk, I think that's perfectly acceptable. The past few years have

seen a surge in day trading followed by a general distrust of the market after

that didn't really work out so well. What's your advice to someone who went

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