Prioritize
1. pay off any debt (credit card, personal, student loans, auto)
2. save up an emergency fund = 1/2 your yearly salary, in a short term bond fund
3. 401k or 403b up to match (if avail.) (vanguard sp500)
4. Roth IRA max (always avail.) (vanguard sp500)
5. 401k or 403b max (if avail.) (vanguard sp500)
6. taxable non-ETF vanguard sp500 or non-dividend US stock
pretty much everything else is noise or tweaks that get people in trouble
buying a house vs renting is a lifestyle "choice", even a concession, but its not an investment
you won't be able to do everything at once, each step will be a graduation to the next
each step will prevent you from falling down the ladder
and
back into debt during a market correction, or job change
you can't skip any steps, it is unwise and expensive to skip steps
its long term boring, and shouldn't demand lots of your attention
the more you brag or boast about your balance, the more people will tell you that your wrong
never, ever seek an advisor, or let them critique your portfolio, make up your own mind, in your own time
seeking compliments from an advisor, is asking for negative reenforcement