With the apple stock split approaching does it makes sense to purchase the apple stock after the split and then dollar cost avg by investing in the stock every month or if its better to just invest in an etf like FTEC (I use fidelity) and dollar cost avg the etf. Be it the stock or the etf it would be in my roth, unless you think its better through a regular brokerage account 
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Hey @Bobby_Butler!
No, it doesn’t make sense to do any sort of trading of Apple around the stock split. The stock split doesn’t change the value of Apple at all, so it’s just gambling trying to speculate as to the unpredictable volatility of the stock price.
I also wouldn’t invest much in FTEC because it’s just chasing the past performance of tech stocks. Rather, I’d invest early and often in a 3-fund portfolio or a target date index fund. 