1 Simple ETF to Buy With $1,000 and Hold for a Lifetime

If you’re new to investing, you may be overwhelmed, and that’s understandable. Investing in individual stocks isn’t easy, and to do it well, it takes time and research. You need to learn about different industry and company drivers, take into account macroeconomic factors, and determine whether a stock is undervalued or overvalued.On top of that, the market is full of landmines. A J.P. Morgan study found that between 1980 and 2020, more than 40% of stocks that became part of the Russell 3000 index experienced a “catastrophic price loss," which it defined as a 70% decline from which it never fully recovered.The Russell 3000 Index is made up of 3,000 of the largest U.S. companies, so it is one of the broader market indexes. Meanwhile, about 40% of stocks in the index had negative returns, and about two-thirds of stocks underperformed. Continue readinghttps://www.fool.com/investing/2025/12/01/1-etf-to-buy-with-1000-and-hold-for-a-lifetime/