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Podcast: The Financial Independence Show
Episode: Index Funds vs. Stock Picking
Description: In this episode, Cody and Justin discuss one of the most heated investing arguments.
Should you hand-select the “best” companies, or invest in the total stock market?
Some topics include:
Individual stocks are often investors’ first exposure to the stock market
The mental drag of stress from volatility
How individual stocks can scratch the itch
Setting non-negotiable limits
More certain path to FI vs the potential for a home run
Bad bets we’ve made on individual stocks
As part of this discussion, we compared several individual stocks against VTSAX.
VTSAX is an in...