Comment on Twitter's sputtering user growth unnerves investorsparentComments−ams611012yAs an aside, "suburban moms" and indeed almost all individual investors should not be buying individual stocks. Buy index funds.−ericd12yWhy not? Some people like taking risks in exchange for potentially much higher rewards. I have Vanguard funds as the basis of my retirement savings, but I've consistently done much better than the average while investing in individual stocks.
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As an aside, "suburban moms" and indeed almost all individual investors should not be buying individual stocks. Buy index funds.
Why not? Some people like taking risks in exchange for potentially much higher rewards. I have Vanguard funds as the basis of my retirement savings, but I've consistently done much better than the average while investing in individual stocks.