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@resjudicata Some banks like Wells Fargo, if you have an account with them you can open up a self trade account with no fees or account maintenance fees or trade fees. They also offer fractional shares, where you can now buy as little as $10 dollars worth of stock of the big names like...

@resjudicata That strategy may work for you if you are really good at picking stocks and can afford the risk, I think.

@lisedgmr Do you think it is reasonable to do the "lucky 7" plus the index fund?

@newreborn Cool, I too want to be able to retire like a Protestant, except without the blue eyes and freckles.

@rhandi And you make money I assume, if you buy and hold for at least 3-5 years, right?

@inmajorneedofhelp I did sort of the same, I did it with Microsoft. Oh well, live and learn I guess.

@samuelg29 If I am in my mid 40s, is it a good idea to have about 20% roughly in bonds, no more than that, just put away, don't touch it, and leave it alone, get that part done. Then focus on the other parts?

@blueberry25 Thank you for your reply. I am responsible, measured, and strategic.

@whiteknightnews And which is the most efficient portfolio?

@omandi111 How long did you hold them for before you did not like the returns on them?

@omandi111 I want to retire like a Protestant too, except without the blue eyes and freckles.

@omandi111 How long did you hold them for before you did not like the return on them?

@omandi111 I am leaning towards keeping my 'Lucky 7' because they are dividend reinvestment, think of names like Microsoft, McDonald's, Goldman Sachs. But, I may not add more to them and just go with index funds. Thanks for your answer.

@omandi111 How long did you hold them for before you did not like the returns on them?

@chaosensues Yeah, I was just looking at BND, from vanguard. Just buy it monthly to build that part of my portfolio, hang on to it, and let it do its work. I want to retire like a Protestant, except without the blue eyes and freckles.

@missy90 I have VTI, plan on getting VT, then BND as the core of my portfolio.

@johnnie4jesus So you think this is a bad idea, even if they are household names?

I started investing in 2021 and I picked 7 stocks, my 'Lucky 7' to buy from. I started buying monthly pieces of them. Surprisingly, they did okay considering the environment we are in. The stocks I picked were mostly household names companies listed on the Dow Jones or the S&P 500. I picked 7...