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For someone like myself who is only sophisticated enough to fund an IRA, CD, or savings account, how does one start out with BOXX ETF?

Go to https://www.bogleheads.org and read until you start to feel the ability to answer questions.

Open a brokerage account, and buy it just like a stock. If you have an IRA you likely already have an account at a brokerage.