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One share of VOO a paycheck, thoughts?

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Feb 13, 2025 · 14:52

I have a nice wealthfront HYSA at 4%. I did some math and it appears that if every paycheck I bought a share of VOO it would do MUCH better than my high yield savings account. So, my thought is that every paycheck I'd buy one share of VOO.


1. Is this a bad idea? I know markets go down and up and sometimes 4% > -2% when the market goes down for a month. But, it feels like it'll go up over time

2. Should I create a new account for this? I was planning on putting it into my 'normal' invididual investing account at Schwab. I suppose I'm thinking tax purposes, etc? Or, if I saw some other investment I felt I had to do I could easily sell the VOO I have and pivot.


I'm a little new to this, is this a bad idea?