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Re: bar1080 post# 2558

Wednesday, 03/06/2024 5:54:34 PM

Wednesday, March 06, 2024 5:54:34 PM

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Bar, Yes, a great idea to use a broad index ETF like the S+P 500 for the bulk of one's stock allocation. Just set it and forget it, and fully participate in the long term historical uptrend in stocks. In addition to using the broad index, the other key aspect is to not try to time the market.

That said, the individual stocks that I chose for the non-index portion of the portfolio have so far beaten the S+P 500 by a fairly wide margin. But it hasn't been over a long time frame yet, and we're in a bull market after all, so we'll see how things go over time. Fwiw, the portfolio contains 183 individual stocks, plus 5 sector ETFs (link below). I chose these mainly on the basis of the 10-15 year charts (steadiness and trajectory). These are all small positions, but together they add up to a decent amount, though the bulk of the stock allocation is in the S+P 500 index ETF -

By Sector -

https://investorshub.advfn.com/5G-Telecom-Sector-37555

By Market Cap -

https://investorshub.advfn.com/Buy-Hold-Stocks-42434



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