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Should I start investing in individual stocks?

I've been wondering about this all morning. I'm leaning towa...
Lilac bearded public bath
  08/01/24
The problem is that it's hard to get the timing right twice....
stimulating boiling water
  08/01/24
Zero edge. The info that comes to me is all public, and it's...
Lilac bearded public bath
  08/01/24
You may get outsized earnings, you may lose a lot. You need ...
stimulating boiling water
  08/01/24
There is nothing to buy except more securities in the long r...
Lilac bearded public bath
  08/01/24
buy some Costco stock, my friend
Supple burgundy doctorate digit ratio
  08/01/24
I am thinking starting with: COST XOM CPB MO CAT GOOG ...
Lilac bearded public bath
  08/01/24
Would add NVDA and AMD Possibly BTI
Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat
  08/01/24
Only if you intend to buy and hold for decades. Recommend s...
Deep Lay Dysfunction
  08/01/24
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stimulating boiling water
  08/01/24
You know my perspective friend Though I lost like $30k to...
Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat
  08/01/24
yes, but stay away from options
Soul-stirring heaven
  08/01/24
i would say not to bother, although i just put like 40 grand...
flirting violet hall
  08/01/24
What are your thoughts on small cap ETFs like AVUV and AVDV ...
Lilac bearded public bath
  08/01/24
not familiar with those but emerging market shit has been TT...
flirting violet hall
  08/01/24
VOO - tracks sp500 VTI - tracks CRSP US Total Market Index ...
Lilac bearded public bath
  08/01/24
i'd put a good amoutn of your money in QQQ. tech stocks are ...
flirting violet hall
  08/01/24
Agree QQQ, triple it with TQQQ VOO is great though
Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat
  08/01/24
Small caps are still made of shit even though ETFs. I wouldn...
Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat
  08/01/24
Other than sucking your dick, that advice is cr.
Spectacular adulterous mother gay wizard
  08/01/24
I don’t understand this Buying High thing that people ...
disgusting stag film
  08/01/24
what is ur net worth
flirting violet hall
  08/01/24
$280,000k. Perhaps more even.
disgusting stag film
  08/01/24
and what are you wearing
flirting violet hall
  08/01/24
Disco, today late would be a GREAT time to buy
Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat
  08/01/24
I agree the market will be up tomorrow.
slimy trip cuckold
  08/01/24
I pray. I lost 100k today...
Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat
  08/01/24
If you have enough to invest in individual stocks to get a r...
greedy parlour mad-dog skullcap
  08/01/24
Solid long term holds are mcd, visa, axp. But they will not ...
ruddy flickering pit
  08/01/24
Damn Intel is down bigly. Good thing I did not buy it. Thoug...
ruddy flickering pit
  08/01/24
I made a good business selling cash-secured puts against it ...
slimy trip cuckold
  08/01/24
That's how I got entangled in sbux. The only one where I suc...
ruddy flickering pit
  08/01/24
Why is intell hitting all time lows while China based amd an...
ruddy flickering pit
  08/01/24


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Date: August 1st, 2024 12:35 PM
Author: Lilac bearded public bath

I've been wondering about this all morning. I'm leaning towards no, because I still need to accumalate wealth for a bit to build a bridge for my next act, but I don't know.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917437)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 12:37 PM
Author: stimulating boiling water

The problem is that it's hard to get the timing right twice. You may hang onto a stock that's going sideways forever, sell it, then it immediately double. People are bad investors. What information advantage do you have?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917447)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 12:38 PM
Author: Lilac bearded public bath

Zero edge. The info that comes to me is all public, and it's mostly old, and I have strong "feelings" too. I'm not one of these steely diamond hand autists that you hear about.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917464)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 12:41 PM
Author: stimulating boiling water

You may get outsized earnings, you may lose a lot. You need to think about the utility of 10x'ing your money vs maybe 4x or whatever you'll accumulate over a lifetime of investing. If the latter is almost a sure thing, would you risk losing everything for a chance at that extra money? The marginal utility doesn't seem like it's enough to support it. What else would you even buy?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917476)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:43 PM
Author: Lilac bearded public bath

There is nothing to buy except more securities in the long run.

In the short run, I want to be able to pay off my house and have enough for my kids college.

Also, in the short run, I want to have enough to comfortably go solo with my practice. We are working toward that.

I've always been an index investor. The 529 plans are the Nevada plan so those are year targeted plans, but I have always done some kind of index investing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917726)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 12:43 PM
Author: Supple burgundy doctorate digit ratio

buy some Costco stock, my friend

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917485)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 12:50 PM
Author: Lilac bearded public bath

I am thinking starting with:

COST

XOM

CPB

MO

CAT

GOOG



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917521)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:03 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat

Would add NVDA and AMD

Possibly BTI

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917560)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 12:47 PM
Author: Deep Lay Dysfunction

Only if you intend to buy and hold for decades. Recommend staples that pay a dividend like JNJ or Coke. Turn on automatic DRIP and slide and let do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917505)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 12:58 PM
Author: stimulating boiling water



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917549)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:02 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat

You know my perspective friend

Though I lost like $30k today...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917556)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:03 PM
Author: Soul-stirring heaven

yes, but stay away from options

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917561)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:45 PM
Author: flirting violet hall

i would say not to bother, although i just put like 40 grand into Nvidia because i figure in 10 years that shit will be way higher than it is now. but who really knows.

put all your money into ETFs: QQQ, vanguard's s&p growth ETF, vanguard's tech ETF. shit like that. and then suck my dick.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917734)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:50 PM
Author: Lilac bearded public bath

What are your thoughts on small cap ETFs like AVUV and AVDV and emerging market ETFs like AVES for that small cap tilt? Will that make the portfolio more efficient?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917756)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:54 PM
Author: flirting violet hall

not familiar with those but emerging market shit has been TTT for decades i think

i'd put all of it into QQQ, then 2-3 vanguard ETFS, like the one that tracks the russell 1000, s&p (they have one that's the entire index, then a "growth" subset of the index), shit like that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917769)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:56 PM
Author: Lilac bearded public bath

VOO - tracks sp500

VTI - tracks CRSP US Total Market Index

VXUS - tracks the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917776)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 2:31 PM
Author: flirting violet hall

i'd put a good amoutn of your money in QQQ. tech stocks are going to go nuts for decades still.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917912)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 3:01 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat

Agree QQQ, triple it with TQQQ

VOO is great though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918114)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 3:02 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat

Small caps are still made of shit even though ETFs. I wouldn't bother with those

During banking crisis I would've told you chase all day

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918117)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 4:16 PM
Author: Spectacular adulterous mother gay wizard

Other than sucking your dick, that advice is cr.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918410)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 1:57 PM
Author: disgusting stag film

I don’t understand this Buying High thing that people do. Don’t chase value but at least try to find something that hasn’t mooned already ffs.

And if you’ve been conservative all this time or in bonds like Tommy, wait for ITE2 ffs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47917782)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 3:13 PM
Author: flirting violet hall

what is ur net worth

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918178)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 3:58 PM
Author: disgusting stag film

$280,000k. Perhaps more even.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918339)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 5:38 PM
Author: flirting violet hall

and what are you wearing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918700)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 3:00 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat

Disco, today late would be a GREAT time to buy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918108)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 3:02 PM
Author: slimy trip cuckold

I agree the market will be up tomorrow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918118)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 3:04 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac slate kitty cat

I pray.

I lost 100k today...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918123)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 4:19 PM
Author: greedy parlour mad-dog skullcap

If you have enough to invest in individual stocks to get a reasonably diversified portfolio without paying management fees to a middleman, then sure.

If you're an autist who can spend hours every day researching stocks to identify stocks that are undervalued and/or have above average growth potential, then maybe. But know that, at any given time, there are thousands of other autists around the world trying to do the same, and the likelihood that you will find a buying opportunity that nobody else notices is very low.

If you're trying to beat the market by gambling on a few stocks without researching and monitoring them very carefully, then probably not. There's autists who research stocks 24/7 who can't beat the market, so the likelihood that you will beat the market without doing the research is very low. If you want to gamble on a small portion of your portfolio as an adrenaline rush, then go for it, but realize that you are gambling, not investing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918424)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 4:20 PM
Author: ruddy flickering pit

Solid long term holds are mcd, visa, axp. But they will not double unlike the more speculative stocks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918425)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 4:22 PM
Author: ruddy flickering pit

Damn Intel is down bigly. Good thing I did not buy it. Thought like an obvious buy without China exposure and most of your computers have Intel chips..

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918431)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 4:25 PM
Author: slimy trip cuckold

I made a good business selling cash-secured puts against it but man am I happy I didn't sell any this week.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918442)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 4:27 PM
Author: ruddy flickering pit

That's how I got entangled in sbux. The only one where I successfully sold covered puts and cc are mcd and orcl. I think tqqq and upro are just the best stocks for long term

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918451)



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Date: August 1st, 2024 6:33 PM
Author: ruddy flickering pit

Why is intell hitting all time lows while China based amd and nvda mooning?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5568184&forum_id=2#47918880)