Easy ways to invest when stocks go down (buying good companies at a discount for beginners)

Easy ways to invest when stocks go down (buying good companies at a discount for beginners). That means it's time to go shopping for our favorite stocks at a discount. But if you're a beginner and you have no idea where to start because you feel overwhelmed, don't worry, let me break it down simply for you in the next 60 seconds. Open a brokerage account and then in the search bar, type in either VOO (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF) or IVV (iShares Core S&P 500 ETF). They both track this index called the S&P 500, which are the 500 most valuable companies in the United States. For that reason, any investor, regardless of experience level, has this as their go-to. It's done super well historically, it's well-diversified, and gives you an average return of 14% every year. Back to the search bar and type in QQQM, not QQQ because the latter has a higher expense ratio, which are essentially management fees. This tracks the Nasdaq 100 composite index, these are the largest non-financial companies, which happen to be tech and innovation-based companies like Nvidia and AMD. The expectation from this index is higher growth, but that always comes with higher risk. Historically, it has average returns of 20% every year. Lastly, you're going to dip your toes in some individual blue chip stocks, which is fancy talk for companies that have been here before we were born and companies that we expect to still be here when our grandkids are born. These are fundamentally sound household names that always deliver and have been growing consistently. Just to name a few examples, we have Google, Amazon, Costco, Microsoft, and Walmart, some of which I personally own. If you haven't owned any of these or have any questions, let me know in the comments and as always, have a nice day.