Investment Strategy straight out of college?

You need to get into some ETFs, the past has no correlation on the future. I know the dividend giants of the past the walmarts,mcdonalds,etc wont be posting big numbers in the future. The QQQ seems like a solid ETF for a young guy like yourself. You get all the big tech companies that probably lead the way:apple,google,amazon,fb,etc.

Id try to find a tech based etf for someone your age. It's easy to say just put it in a target fund and just add, you can do that too but I have a hard time believing tech isn't the driver for our markets in your lifetime whether it be robots,electric cars, or whatever else they come up with. The consumer staples have been tremendous the past century, but I just dont see it for most in the coming century.

If you want the US market as a whole you can buy the symbol SPY thats the s&p 500, youll be well diversified, just be sure whatever you buy be sure to turn on a DRIP so dividends are reinvested for you, thats where the compounding takes off.

Another option, that probably wont garner much love here is an ETF of India, lots of bright young minds there, and they're probably where we were in the US 50 years ago. Lots of growth to come from there in the coming decades. Ive invested heavily in India Etf over the last year personally.

open vanguard account, start a roth IRA, put half in vanguard star fund, the other half in a target date fund. educate yourself.

Do you plan on having a partner in your investing quest? I might have some extra funds hanging around.

Thanks for the advice. With the target fund am I able to move the money around at all or will it have to stay put for the duration of the time I choose? Like I said I am trying to just get something started at this point and really trying to put a little away now so I won't spend it my last year in school

Thanks for the info. I wanted to make sure I wouldn't be hit with fees were I to decide to move the money.