Also more appealing than ever is the stock market, which made a quick comeback after its early pandemic dive and flourished even as the economy continued to founder. Suddenly, investing your money seemed like the smartest (and safest) thing to do with it, even if you didn’t have much. And with the rising popularity of retail investment platforms like Robinhood, many novice investors got curious.“A lot of people started reaching out to ask about cryptocurrency, and I was like, ‘OK, we can talk about that, but first let’s talk about index funds,’” Ms. Souffrant said. “I think …
