For the past years I've seen many of my friends trying to beat the market by doing their own research and picking the stocks that seems the most rational investment at the time, but most of the time I see them getting really shy or negative returns. The funny part though is that, when looking through forums and talking to some other people that invest by themselves, the same type of results were seen over and over again. On the other hand, It seems like picking strong index funds or ETFs is the most laymen-friendly type of investment in terms of maximizing future returns and safety.
So, as the title says, is stock picking a good strategy for an average ? Are u guys fond of any other strategy that could be taught in simple terms to a laymen?
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