How/where do I open a Roth individual retirement account?

This post is NOT financial advice and I AM NOT A FINANCIAL advisor. Please talk to a financial advisor if you have one. 

This post is on how to open a Roth IRA while in training (residency/fellowship) and save 6k in a tax-free account per year (this post is in 2021 when the contribution limit is 6k). The general rule of thumb is to go for Roth (post-tax) when you are in training and a pre-tax (traditional) account when you are in your peak earnings (attending) years [Reason for this advice is your tax bracket changes based on the money you make].

One can open a Roth IRA account in ANY of the well-known trading companies like Vanguard, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, etc. The drawback of these companies, at least for me at the beginning of my financial journey was not knowing what to invest in. In other words, I really did not know much about the stock market, index funds, etc. Hence, for those who are still new to investing and want to play it safe but still get a head start on investing I recommend the company Betterment to do the investing. They generally invest in low-cost index funds which is what you want to put your money in instead of stock-picking. 

1. Once you open your account via the above link or http://betterment.com/friend-referral-offer?referral_key=neilfernandes2 you will get to a page where you will have to open your account. 
2. In the middle of the page, you should have an option saying 'Get Started'
3. Click on that and then go through the steps (should be pretty self explanatory)
4. Once the account set up is done you should reach the following screen 
   
   
5. Click on the option 'Invest for retirement'
6. Fill in the details (another couple of sell explanatory questions)
7. Towards the end, you will have an option to open a 'Roth IRA' which is what I would pick
8. Decide on how you will fund the account-> transfer the money-> and bingo you are done. 
9. You are now a proud owner of a Roth IRA. Money grows now tax-free!

Please note that Betterment charges you an advisor fee, which is around 0.1% or something like that which comes to a couple of dollars. Once you do become financially literate, you can rollover the money to another account like Vanguard or Fidelity which should be really easy to do. However, when you are taking baby steps in the journey of financial planning and while you are learning to become a better doctor, worrying about money should be the last thing for you.

A big thank you to the Whitecoat investor for helping me start on my financial journey!