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by empath75 2677 days ago
After I told my coworker that I was beating the market in my stock picking account by quite a lot, he said “Man, I’m down 80%, like $10,000. What do you think I should buy to make it back?”

I said, “Just sell everything and put it in an index fund.”

I don’t think he did. He’s probably down more now.

Stock picking is fun, but for me it’s just gambling. If I lost that much, I’d quit.