TDDI #006: My Controversial Opinion On Diversity (In Index Funds)

Navarre Trousselot
1 June 2023
Insights for Australian investors — portfolio tracking, tax strategies, and market commentary.
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A lot of people talk about buying index tracking ETFs.Finfluencers.Gurus.Friends.Even Warren Buffett has promoted index tracking ETFs.The idea behind this is that you get decent diversification rel...

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One of the first stocks I ever bought was a total disaster. Or so I thought.After holding it for five years, the value had risen 0%.I would have been better off loaning the money to a friend and...

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