I am pretty conservative w what I invest in (pretty much all vanguard ETFs). If I wanted to take like $5-10k that I have in cash and buy stock(s), what would you recommend?

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Call me crazy but I like NCLH (Norwegian Cruise) . I know it sounds topical because of GS upgrade but it’s trading at about half of precovid. I will never go on a cruise but imagine there’s a lot of pent up demand for them. This isn’t a long term play but more like 1-2 years. I played Delta a similar way and worked well.

Ok maybe I should reword my original question...I am typically conservative but am willing to take more of a risk w this cash in an attempt to get bigger returns. Would you still recommend the mentioned ETFs still or is there a stock that might be worth throwing money into?

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