I made $100,000 avoiding this common ETF investing mistake

I started out think the basket was safer than the individual stock.. and I think Covid taught us allot that nothing was safe.. and somethings are still lagging behind, and others have comeback strong.. vgt last year returned 36.65% and NVDA returned 204.76% choose wisely..

My 2 biggest dividend payers are Gladstone and reality income. I'm thinking about selling a lot of my individual stocks And keep My two van guard and qqq

very informative video!!

Why would anyone invest in anything that does worse than a S&P 500 ETF ?

I like VOO and SCHD 😃

Nice video! Just a question, what’s up with the Portuguese rooster on the table? 🙂

Biggest mistake is to hold forever. I like trailing stop losses when you are significantly up on anything. It's easier to hold dividend stocks through bad times, but growth stock or SPY, no way.

I currently have QQQM and VGT. I like both but would it be better to pick one and put the sum of both in it? VGT has a lower expense ratio and has more holdings. I like Vanguard, so kind of leaning toward it. But only if I held one. But would definitely like your input.

I like QQQM and SCHD

I bought qqq in 2000 in large chunks. It took 15+ years to break even.

Currently have VOO and MOAT in my brokerage, and SCHD, XLK, and QQQM in my Roth. MOAT barely overlaps with anything which is nice. I'm ok with the overlap that QQQM and XLK have. I also started extremely small positions in two of the Bitcoin ETFs, FBTC and IBIT.

$500 per month? After taxes, that is a lot. Retirement will be a fantasy. During these times that inflation is 40%, and taxes are high especially in California, it is a challenge to save money.

Are you Portuguese ??? i saw the “galo de Barcelos” on your desk :-)

Vários sinais que é um tuga :D

I see the normal adviser pitch spam comments showed up here as scheduled. If your a advisor or broker and you need to rely on fake comments pushing your services, my advice to people- RUN AWAY as fast as you can. Honesty is the first measurement of a brokerage or financial advisor firms.
Especially one I would trust with my life savings.

Why not just buy the good stocks. What other product do we buy where 75% of it is crap. Just buy the good stocks. Why pay a fee for someone to do this for you just go buy AAPL, NVDA, MSFT etc and if you have to diversify do some risk free or low risk. 5% MM great place to start..

Thanks for the great video! Why not just buy VGT?

Guys, I have a secret. Investing doesn’t have to be hard. Find a ETF that tracks the S&P500 and invest every month. Set and forget it.

NO REAL markets any longer, just simply Computer-Driven-Algorithm's trading day to day, raising concerns about the safety of retirement savings!!!! Mine has dropped over $120k, my primary concern is where to invest and increase the $250k that I have left without taking any risks. I'm here for ideas.

I’m invested in SCHD, FSKAX, and O. 50/40/10

Just subbed!

With the ability to buy partial shares, I don't see the point of owning ETF'S. If you buy the individual stocks you can buy the ones that are cheap when you invest and skip the ones that are overpriced. You also save on the management fees.

i only own XLK. retirement set and forget.

Oh you just use his pic ....got it.

Where's Warren Buffet ?

This is an awesome video! I hope everyone who watches it, subscribe, like, share, and comment. Stay blessed.

porque o galo de barcelos está na mesa?

Tens um galo de Barcelos na tua secretária

Insurance have imuniti of time.

Loan(20 Year)=10,000,000
Loan=? Yield=5% Year=20
Loan=10,000,000/1.05^20
Loan=3,700,000

Payout(20 Year)=30,000,000
{
Loan(20 Year)=10,000,000(Used)
Income(20 Year)=20,000,000
}

Insurance:
Premium=? Yield=16% Year=20
Premium=30,000,000/1.16^20
Premium=1,600,000

Loan=3,700,000
{
Premium=1,600,000
Extra=2,100,000
}

Thank you.

I really want to start investing, but nowadays it's so hard to get good information, there're so many gurus and suddenly everyone became a financial genius.
I've been trying to learn as much as I can and even investes a little amount in etf's.
Unfortunattely here in Portugal there isn't this "culture" of investing and most people would rather gamble their money then investing.
So I can't even ask for guidance to a person.
Do you guys have any tips of channels, sites or books I can look into?

I only have QQQ in my roth, it takes alot of your own money to make any, so i focus on just the one etf

Myself I build intl all sectors portfolio add gold and silver mining and trust to have all sectors covered in overall I use webull

Your explanations are clear and straigh forward. I've watched several videos on trading, but they often lack practical advice. Can you recommend a reputable trading coach who can guide me through the process effectively

What are your thoughts on my 3 funds and the accounts i have then in.
Roth IRA = VOO
Roth 401k = QQQM and SCHD
..... my thinking is VOO for safety long term, QQQM for growth and SCHD as a safety net in case everything collapse i can at least count on the dividends. Also, doing Roth IRA and Roth 401k to not worry about taxes later cus either way you get taxed anyways.

I remember having a consultation with a financial analyst last August, and it was incredibly insightful. Can’t stress enough how helpful experts in this field are!

Investing in similar but different ETFs allows for easier scaled-down profit taking or tax loss harvesting.

Empty talk

Don't know who your audience is but 1.4m over 25 years is laughable.

I hate the title of this video. You made 100k by avoiding mistakes? That's impossible by nature.

Investing in individual stocks can be a lucrative strategy, but it requires careful consideration and research. Different stocks offer various growth potentials and risks. Some may provide steady dividends, while others focus on capital appreciation. It's essential to diversify your stock portfolio to mitigate risk. Consulting a financial advisor can help tailor a strategy based on your risk tolerance, investment goals, and market conditions.

Something that should have been mentioned, most of these index based ETFs use sampling which readjusts the investments every quarter based on performance. So the high weight of IT might not be the same if IT underperforms. With that in mind the ETFs are already diversified within themselves and it's rarely useful to have more than one. This is the reason SNP500 is one of the best ETFs to hold long term, because the weak companies are automatically weeded out and you are always invested in the best companies.

Hi there , voo and vug a good combo ? Thank you

Topher Grace brother?

Diversity is weakness.

Glad to see Eric from that 70’s show is doing well!

Thank you so much Professor G. Its great to have someone take out their time to try to inform People about the market. I bought more real estate stocks which didn't do very well in the market and that affected my portfolio by over 30% however moving forward, I want to go into technology stocks as I saw how good TESLA did. Please Prof you ok doing more videos on technology stocks? Thanks

Love how you break it down. Great points across the video. Mahalo for sharing. Aloha 🤙

Good stuff

A Total USA fund for 60% (VTI, SCHB, or ITOT) 25% Large cap growth (SCHG or VUG), and 15% into Dividend growth (SCHD or DGRO). This portfolio does well for the middle class that is starting to invest in their mid-20s.