LogFAQs > #961934078

Zachnorn posted...

All I had to do was throw money in SCHD and VOO and other good ETFs instead of playing with individual companies. Though I bought those when they were a bit high, so my ETF accounts have also lost money (but not as much as my mostly individual company stocks).

My losers are the likes of Beyond Meat, Disney, Five Below, and, despite its performance today, SOFI.

I wouldn't judge things based on too short a time period. Lots of people lose a little money in stocks and it puts them off investing, as a result of which they lose out on a lot of gains in their life.

Also, I wouldn't expect things to be like either 2020 or 2021 in the future. Every year is usually different in its own way.