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Google
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At this rate might as well go VOO 😅

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VOO is market cap weighted and like 30% FAANG

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Why does every self-proclaimed stock picker have the exact same set of stocks?

Do you really think that gives you an edge?

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You forgot Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice (FCOJ)

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Why not just do a VOO and QQQ or VGT?

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I hold duopolies or anything with a large moat...SPGI, MCO, CNI, CP, V, MA, MSFT, AMZN, GOOG, IDXX, EW, ISRG...Wait there is an ETF for that MOAT.

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With these holdings, you might as well buy an S&P 500 ETF/Index Fund

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Agree. That’s a lot of different stocks.

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Haters gonna hate :-)

QQQ

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Index funds, automated recurring investments every 2 weeks. Play the long game.

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No one looking at NIO?

Jeez that just seems like S&P500 - (Banking - Speculative) stocks; Given your investment style go all in on momentum and growth in that list. Balance with dividend aristocrats.

In case of second wave have exposure to consumer staples. Even in the current overpriced market you’d make 20% :)

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