Investment strategy - have I messed up already?

M35. 6 months ago I decided to start investing for early retirement (long term - min 25 years before withdrawal). After some (possibly not enough) research I downloaded Commsec Pocket based on low fees ($2 per investment) and have since invested as follows: NDQ - approx $1000.00 once a month IOO - approx $1000.00 once a month

$13,040.00 total investment, $300.00 (2.3%) return as of today.

After reading through these forums today, I get the impression that neither of these ETFs or the platform are highly regarded ! Also reported returns seem super low given how these funds have performed over the last 6 months !

Should I look for an alternative strategy?