• 1984@lemmy.today
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      7 months ago

      It’s alright, it’s part of the game. If we knew how the stock would move, we would all be millionaires.

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        7 months ago

        Just curious; why individual stocks rather than index funds? Is it just the gambling aspect of it i.e. chance of a quick win or is there something more to it?

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          7 months ago

          Chance of quick win. Individual stocks can move 5-10% in a day and index funds move much more slowly.

          But yeah everyone says it’s almost impossible to beat index funds long term.