Is it advisable to buy into ETF versus Stocks?

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Hey there, honestly it depends on your investment strategy. Do you have the time to pick and hunt for the good stocks? Or would you prefer a straight basket of diversified stocks (i.e ETF) at one go?

Of course the ETF seems like a straightforward decision, but 1 difference would be the growth of ETF vs. Stocks, where if you managed to find a great business, it can potential excel way even higher than a similar industry ETF you purchased.

Hi anon,

No right or wrong here, but you will want to see if the ETF is in the market that you wish to invest in. ETFs/UTs can be an option to diversify if you do not have time to do research into a specific company.

However, if you have time to do research, then it is far more satisfying to buy stocks in my opinion, especially if you can get it right. Buying the bank shares over the past few years, for example, would have led to you beating the STI easily.

ETF is definitely the basic and most advisable option.

Stocks need to do a lot of research and even if you research, your investment decisions may have been faulty, this ends up in you picking the wrong stock.