> So a viable strategy would be to only buy the best 7 stocks? Like the Dogs of the Dow, but reversed? (The Gods of the Dow?) Or go with a NASDAQ 100 index: yo

> So a viable strategy would be to only buy the best 7 stocks? Like the Dogs of the Dow, but reversed? (The Gods of the Dow?) Or go with a NASDAQ 100 index: you'll generally get higher returns than the S&P 500 or Russell 3000, but you'll also get higher volatility. How well would you sleep at night with drops of -20% more often? * https://www.investopedia.com/nasdaq-100-or-s-and-p-500-the-better-long-term-investment-might-surprise-you-11796258 https://www.investopedia.com/nasdaq-100-or-s-and-p-500-the-b... Reminder that US stocks can do badly (and the only thing that could save US domestic investors is bonds): * https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2010/12/17/the-lost-decade-was-a-golden-age-if-you-rebalanced/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2010/12/17/the-lost-de...