As Warren Buffett once said, "There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult."
And for current and future retirees, this raises a question: Can you build a retirement portfolio using only simple exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY), the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO), or even the tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ)?
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Or more specifically, should you? Owning individual stocks certainly feels like it offers more potential upside, after all. Here's a reality check.
The question isn't one of logistics; any retirement account that can hold an individual stock can certainly hold an ETF, which trades just like any other exchange-traded ticker. The question is one of performance: Can ETFs compete with stock-picking?
And for current and future retirees, this raises a question: Can you build a retirement portfolio using only simple exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEMKT: SPY), the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO), or even the tech-heavy Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ)?
Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In 2009, a "Double Down" signal flashed for a little-known chipmaker called Nvidia. For the first time in years, that same "Total Conviction" signal is flashing for a company 1/100th the size of Nvidia. Continue »
Or more specifically, should you? Owning individual stocks certainly feels like it offers more potential upside, after all. Here's a reality check.
The question isn't one of logistics; any retirement account that can hold an individual stock can certainly hold an ETF, which trades just like any other exchange-traded ticker. The question is one of performance: Can ETFs compete with stock-picking?
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