New to the Stock Market? 3 Investments You Can't Go Wrong With

What can you invest in as a new investor? Roughly 6,000 companies trade on the two major U.S. exchanges. Your choice of exchange-traded investments additionally includes more than 2,500 ETFs and hundreds of real estate investment trusts (REITs).

That breadth of selection is exciting -- but also overwhelming, particularly for new investors. Here's a digestible list of three solid investments. Each is suitable for your first foray into the stock market.

A total stock market fund replicates the performance of the entire stock market. These funds often take a sampling approach -- meaning they don't buy every stock. Instead, they invest in a smaller group of stocks that performs the same as the overall market.

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