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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: rayvt 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Need advice for transitioning to Index funds
Date: 12/18/25 11:11 AM
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I do advocate owning higher-risk tech stocks ...

Returns would not be as high as the S&P, but neither would be the risk.
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Volatility is not risk.

Many people think a highly volatile stock or screen is high risk, but it is not.

For an extreme example, look at TQQQ. Volatile as all get out.

$10,000 at inception grew to $2,400,000 today.

$10,000 in SPY at the same time grew to $83,000.

testfol.io: Portfolio Backtester for ETFs and Asset Allocation

Not that I would recommend putting all your money into TQQQ.
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