Does it make sense to buy a stock, along with an ETF that contains the same stock?

It may be a good idea if you could, the stock might give you the extra returns.

ETF gives a broad base and average return. but on the other hand, if the ETF gives a negative return, the stock's return might be even worse.

most people will not have the time or energy to stock pick and pick the tops and bottoms.

Thank you, Jack Bogle, for creating the first index funds.

Even if ETFs are currently the best way to go most of us ETF proponents hold single stocks anyway, because we are believers it seems. Maybe also "separation anxiety" if everything worked out well.

In my case: since decades f.ex. INTC, ORCL, AKAM = former superstars, still successful but surely not as good as tech ETF "VGT".

Or DHR = still supersuccessful conglomerate.

Or relatively new "hot" hitherto successful tech stocks like: NEOG, SPNS, DSGX, ZBRA, KEYS.

Always in hope of outperformance versus comparable ETFs or indices. Maybe an illusion...

Sometimes works, sometimes not, see attached 10 year chart.

You may like to read my general ideas for serious investing here:

https://seedly.sg/questions/what-is-your-genera...

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