What Stocks Should I Buy as a Beginner Investor?

What Stocks Should I Buy as a Beginner Investor?

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[zdenek]

Before I play the video. I assume it's "don't buy individual stocks", "you can't beat the market", " buy mutual funds, they are 12% on average". Am I right?

[imWillJ]

Proverbs 17:17 "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity."

[aaronguerrero]

This is a VERY good question. For beginning investors, dont take my word for it, just research Index funds. You can see vidoes about these funds on youtube. Personally, I have 80% stock index funds and 20% bond index funds, just for a little security. Research about it, is all I’m saying.

[jimmyvila]

I put my money on Mutual funds and I'm seeing great results more then I ever did with single stocks. I just sleep and my money goes up. I love it!

[YogiLogic]

80% Mutual funds and 20% direct stocks ! It's working wonders for me !

[rymn]

You could just buy the S&P 500 index which has averaged 10 % in its history. The great thing about individual stocks are their are some great ones out there that pay you dividends of 4-6 %

[OscarMartinez]

Make sure you have no debt whatsoever before investing into the stock market otherwise a bad time in the market will quickly scare you away during these times.

[diegog]

I dumped 80% of my savings into Tesla in May 2020, it's been a blessing. ☺️

[EatingMind]

Latest review from John Bogle suggested 50/50 stocks/bonds in the US with no international exposure and maybe 5% gold would be a reasonable investment strategy at the moment for US investors.

[mattcoorey]

How do you explain someone who invested in Amazon from the beginning and is still holding today ?

Are they wrong

[begley]

Sitting here reading through these comments wondering to myself, what are you guys talking about?
You can most defiantly buy individual stocks and see a better return then with a mutual fund. I’ve also dipped into doing some active trading on high volume stocks and have made a few thousand. It’s not something I like to do just because eventually I knowingly will catch a falling knife and then have to wait it out til the price goes back up(if it goes back up). And again, I’m not saying trading is what a beginner should do or buying individual stocks is the right plan but to say “mutual funds is the only way to go” is wrong.
If you can stomach volatility, and want to take the time to learn about the fundamentals of a balance sheet and listen to conference calls then I’d stocks, OR instead I would put money into ETF’s.

[eswagyy]

I’m a beginner using Robinhood. Taking $30 from every paycheck and investing in index etfs. I’m making money (even now it is little) but still making money. Hopefully In 30 years it will show!

[ricardomclean]

very informative for beginners as myself

[mriphone]

The health sector, it's done really well and vanguard has low expense rates. That's what I plan to buy next year. Daves right single stocks are very risky and even the smartest people get burned with them.

[patandbrandi]

Most funds hold Apple as #1 holding. Apple has taken a beating recently. I like to look at the holding to better diversify. Nothing wrong with apple but just diversifying is best.

[BlizzardPeak]

Couldn’t put kinda do the same thing buy buying like 100 different stocks. Then you’d still be diversified.

[caelahrens]

Warren buffet has said that you should never do this.

[chaderickson]

From investing for most of my life, I never grasped the importance of dividends and maybe you can help the stock price drops the same amount of the dividend amount on the ex-dividend date.. Then when dividend is paid, you get that amount back. So you took your money for a ride, but still have the same amount. So what’s the point??

[Joseph]

I bought bitcoin early and gold about the same time. Sold the gold 2011-2012. I’m set. Don’t discount those types of opportunities, but be very careful and prepare to lose just by in case.

[juangonzalez]

I did just like he said and talked to a smart investor in my area and I’m very pleased for the money I’m getting when retiring.