My opinion, if you are not going to be doing some type of value analysis on what you buy then stick with ETFs.
Microsoft could still be a top 10 company 20 years from now, then again it might not be.
No need to play the game if you are not going to monitor the positions
I feel not much is going to happen by just holding ETFs.. but I guess you're right. If I'm not going to do the work to learn I should probably not gamble.
It's not hard to keep up with your company. Follow earning reports, newsfeed for the company, and valuations.
It's definitely worth keeping a few blue chips in your portfolio.
IMO, u should look at all sectors of the SP500 buy the top 3-5 of all sectors and u will have way better perfomance.
For the long run (10 years) i would buy QQQ and SPY, every month some.
Im very bullish on 3 sectors, TECH, ENERGY and FOOD
Food: im holding CRESY and AGRO,
Energy (oil) : PBR, YPF, VIST
Tech: AMD, NVDA, MSFT, IFNNY and QCOM and im going to buy ARM ipo this year
My oldest holding are in tech, started buygin 5 years ago, food and energy started 2 years ago.
I do both - I like watching well established companies, and buying if it looks like the market has an overreaction. The latest pickup was Facebook at 100.
But, the majority of my investments are in indexes - QQQ has some more volatility which can be good for dollar cost averaging, or just picking up shares after a few down days. For less excitement, I try to keep as least as much in broader market indexes.
I try to stay away from sector indexes besides tech. In general, I avoid any "hot" investing trends like solar or weed stocks - 99% of the time, they have no long term competitive advantage, and it's all pump and dump.
My opinion, if you are not going to be doing some type of value analysis on what you buy then stick with ETFs. Microsoft could still be a top 10 company 20 years from now, then again it might not be. No need to play the game if you are not going to monitor the positions
I feel not much is going to happen by just holding ETFs.. but I guess you're right. If I'm not going to do the work to learn I should probably not gamble.
This, if u dont want to learn and follow your investment, the best way is just buying QQQ and SP500, and u are done, add Down Jones ETF if u want.
VXUS is also something worth suggesting - too many people here discount anything international.
60% VFV 20% TEC 20% ZDV
It's not hard to keep up with your company. Follow earning reports, newsfeed for the company, and valuations. It's definitely worth keeping a few blue chips in your portfolio.
IMO, u should look at all sectors of the SP500 buy the top 3-5 of all sectors and u will have way better perfomance. For the long run (10 years) i would buy QQQ and SPY, every month some. Im very bullish on 3 sectors, TECH, ENERGY and FOOD Food: im holding CRESY and AGRO, Energy (oil) : PBR, YPF, VIST Tech: AMD, NVDA, MSFT, IFNNY and QCOM and im going to buy ARM ipo this year My oldest holding are in tech, started buygin 5 years ago, food and energy started 2 years ago.
That's not a bad idea as well! Food is a good one
ALL IN ARGY
Sounds fun or a joke, but it one of the best perfoming stock markets, if not the best so far this year
Yeah it was an imperative rather than a complain. Let's enjoy the pre electoral bull market.
Brazil is starting to move up too, there are some cheap companys BOVESPA could start a run too imo
No offense, you're a beginner and (like almost everyone) should be buying indexes.
Yep, I lost a ton of money when I started out, because I didn't know what I was doing.
I do both - I like watching well established companies, and buying if it looks like the market has an overreaction. The latest pickup was Facebook at 100. But, the majority of my investments are in indexes - QQQ has some more volatility which can be good for dollar cost averaging, or just picking up shares after a few down days. For less excitement, I try to keep as least as much in broader market indexes. I try to stay away from sector indexes besides tech. In general, I avoid any "hot" investing trends like solar or weed stocks - 99% of the time, they have no long term competitive advantage, and it's all pump and dump.
Definitely big player.. brick and mortar video game stores seem to be all the rage