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Picking ETFs and bonds for IRA


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On 8/5/2018 at 10:56 PM, lannarebirth said:

In a rising market ETF's seem a brilliant investment due to great market breadth of advances. In a falling market they can be disastarous as they are required not only to buy/mimic the best stocks in an index/sector but also the worst. Bear in mind that 6 stocks have accounted for 100% of S&P 500 gains so far this year. 10 stocks have accounted for 122% of gains this year. Why would you want to own the other 490 stocks in the index under those conditions?

remember FB dropped 20% in one day?

You can certainly choose to stay away from indexed funds if low cost and diversification is not for you. There are many investment strategies.

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