XAR
State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
stock NYSE ETF

XAR or XME

Good Morning - You have made some good choices in your current allocations. Here is a tool to help you monitor them. I started investing at 15, now retired at 75 - and this is the information I've given to my own two sons.
These all have free versions - this is all you need for years. You don't need to pay for information. Keep your money for investing.
\* [https://stockanalysis.com/etf/compare/voo-vs-vxus-vs-made-vs-xar/](https://stockanalysis.com/etf/compare/voo-vs-vxus-vs-made-vs-xar/) \- this is a free version of the paid service. you can compare up to 11 etfs for free. Click on any name and it will take you to a new screen with additional information
\* [https://finviz.com/screener?v=211&t=VOO,VXUS,MADE,XAR](https://finviz.com/screener?v=211&t=VOO,VXUS,MADE,XAR) \- again, this is a free version of a paid service. you can easily monitor the charts. You can also click on any of the charts for larger charts with more information. You can also click on the middle row of menu options for additional information.
\* [https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio#analysisResults](https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio#analysisResults) \- also free, you can take your current positions and drop them into this tool, and see how the portfolio performs over time - going backwards (history). Again. play around with it.
\* [https://portfoliometrics.net/](https://portfoliometrics.net/) \- another free portfolio set of tools to use and play around with.
\* [tradingview.com](http://tradingview.com) \- mainly a paid service - but they do have a free level - one chart at a time with I think 3 indicators. all you need is a single chart with maybe a couple of indicator. The key is to not go broke on paid services.
\* [https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VOO/](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VOO/) \- yahoo finance has an excellent set of market services for free.
Now, that you have made some initial investments (lump sum), you can add funds over time (turning lump sum investments into dollar cost averaging positions over time), investing in these current positions, or adding new positions.
There are a lot of beginning investing videos on youtube that you can watch. There are also youtube channels that go over daily economic and market activity. Note - Do I watch everything every day - NO, way too much to take in, but choose what appeals to you. You are learning, and to learn you need to practice. Listening to these are both learning and practicing together.
\* [https://www.youtube.com/@fxevolutionvideo/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@fxevolutionvideo/videos) \- this channel provides free daily overview videos (about 20 minutes) and also weekly - weekend recap videos.
\* [https://www.youtube.com/@AndreiJikh/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@AndreiJikh/videos) \- a good free youtube channel covering finance and economics
\* [https://www.youtube.com/@jesseLivermorestradingcode](https://www.youtube.com/@jesseLivermorestradingcode) \- another free youtube channel on investing. This uses Jessie Livermores (legendary investor during the 1929 crash/depression), lessons and techniques. An excellent overall review on the basics.
\* [https://www.youtube.com/@HeresyFinancial/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@HeresyFinancial/videos) \- a fantastic free channel on current economic and market trends and conditions.
\* [https://www.youtube.com/@themikejonesinvesting/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@themikejonesinvesting/videos) \- another free youtube investing channel - covers daily over all general market activity. Is humorous with his southern guy outlook. Both daily and weekend overviews.

Hello everyone! I want to know if it’s better to invest into ETFs weekly/monthly regardless of price or if there’s other considerations to factor when investing for retirement.
I’m 23 and don’t know much about finances but have been researching about investing recently, I know it’s something I should be doing. I have $1000 to start with and made the decision to start investing into VOO (60%), VXUS (30%), MADE (5%), and XAR (5%).
During my research I came across two terms about investing over time, with them being: Dollar Cost Average and Buy-and-Hold.
I’m holding the stocks regardless since it’s for retirement but I wanted to know if people had strategies on when to buy when consistently investing for the long term.
Also if you happen to have great resources to learn more about finances, please share!

XAR or XME

Good Morning - You have made some good choices in your current allocations. Here is a tool to help you monitor them. I started investing at 15, now retired at 75 - and this is the information I've given to my own two sons.
These all have free versions - this is all you need for years. You don't need to pay for information. Keep your money for investing.
\* [https://stockanalysis.com/etf/compare/voo-vs-vxus-vs-made-vs-xar/](https://stockanalysis.com/etf/compare/voo-vs-vxus-vs-made-vs-xar/) \- this is a free version of the paid service. you can compare up to 11 etfs for free. Click on any name and it will take you to a new screen with additional information
\* [https://finviz.com/screener?v=211&t=VOO,VXUS,MADE,XAR](https://finviz.com/screener?v=211&t=VOO,VXUS,MADE,XAR) \- again, this is a free version of a paid service. you can easily monitor the charts. You can also click on any of the charts for larger charts with more information. You can also click on the middle row of menu options for additional information.
\* [https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio#analysisResults](https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio#analysisResults) \- also free, you can take your current positions and drop them into this tool, and see how the portfolio performs over time - going backwards (history). Again. play around with it.
\* [https://portfoliometrics.net/](https://portfoliometrics.net/) \- another free portfolio set of tools to use and play around with.
\* [tradingview.com](http://tradingview.com) \- mainly a paid service - but they do have a free level - one chart at a time with I think 3 indicators. all you need is a single chart with maybe a couple of indicator. The key is to not go broke on paid services.
\* [https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VOO/](https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VOO/) \- yahoo finance has an excellent set of market services for free.
Now, that you have made some initial investments (lump sum), you can add funds over time (turning lump sum investments into dollar cost averaging positions over time), investing in these current positions, or adding new positions.
There are a lot of beginning investing videos on youtube that you can watch. There are also youtube channels that go over daily economic and market activity. Note - Do I watch everything every day - NO, way too much to take in, but choose what appeals to you. You are learning, and to learn you need to practice. Listening to these are both learning and practicing together.
\* [https://www.youtube.com/@fxevolutionvideo/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@fxevolutionvideo/videos) \- this channel provides free daily overview videos (about 20 minutes) and also weekly - weekend recap videos.
\* [https://www.youtube.com/@AndreiJikh/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@AndreiJikh/videos) \- a good free youtube channel covering finance and economics
\* [https://www.youtube.com/@jesseLivermorestradingcode](https://www.youtube.com/@jesseLivermorestradingcode) \- another free youtube channel on investing. This uses Jessie Livermores (legendary investor during the 1929 crash/depression), lessons and techniques. An excellent overall review on the basics.
\* [https://www.youtube.com/@HeresyFinancial/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@HeresyFinancial/videos) \- a fantastic free channel on current economic and market trends and conditions.
\* [https://www.youtube.com/@themikejonesinvesting/videos](https://www.youtube.com/@themikejonesinvesting/videos) \- another free youtube investing channel - covers daily over all general market activity. Is humorous with his southern guy outlook. Both daily and weekend overviews.

Hello everyone! I want to know if it’s better to invest into ETFs weekly/monthly regardless of price or if there’s other considerations to factor when investing for retirement.
I’m 23 and don’t know much about finances but have been researching about investing recently, I know it’s something I should be doing. I have $1000 to start with and made the decision to start investing into VOO (60%), VXUS (30%), MADE (5%), and XAR (5%).
During my research I came across two terms about investing over time, with them being: Dollar Cost Average and Buy-and-Hold.
I’m holding the stocks regardless since it’s for retirement but I wanted to know if people had strategies on when to buy when consistently investing for the long term.
Also if you happen to have great resources to learn more about finances, please share!