The 5 best apps to start investing with little money

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Investing can be a confusing and intimidating activity to get involved with. The future payoff is worth it, but first-time investors usually lack the education and support to make smart investing decisions. Younger investors may also have trouble paying expensive commission fees, making it difficult to pursue the investing activities they really want to.

These barriers of entry were common enough for many web and app solutions to be created. They use eye-catching design, automation, low costs, and tight security features to make investing easy and exciting for everyone. Just as automated bill payments and subscription renewals allow you to focus on other priorities in your life, automatic investing lets you reap benefits for very little work on your end. Couple that with free or low costs and investing becomes a lot less intimidating. 

Below, we've given an overview of how five popular investing apps work and their costs. Since each one is a little different, we also broke down why you might prefer one over the other. Check them out and get investing today. 

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