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minus-squareThorny_Insight@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 months agoJust 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?
minus-square1984@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoChance 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.
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?
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.