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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Buy and hold an S&P 500 Index fund. I would never own an individual stock.
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A combination of both index funds, targeted ETF’s and individual stocks usually provides the best returns. If you are risk averse or don’t understand how to identify favorable individual stocks or industries, then an index fund is good bet to set and forget. You won’t receive the outsize gains but you likely won’t lose over the long term depending on your timing.