Acorns Returns After 20 Months: Why I Lost Money

Acorns Investing is the simplest investing app for beginners, but I've lost money using it. In just 2 years I'm down over $6,000. Why did this happen? And would I be better off investing elsewhere? Let's talk about it!

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⏱Handy Timeline:
0:00 Questions To Answer
0:26 Why Acorns?
1:28 What Has Changed
2:14 How Much I Lost
2:38 Why I Lost Money
4:09 Are Other Portfolios Better?
7:23 Crucial Fact About Losses
8:10 Can I Pick Better Stocks?
10:35 Future plans
11:35 What is ESG Investing
11:44 Passive Income
11:54 Secrets

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