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I am unable to buy risky stocks
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Author regrets playing it too safe with defensive stocks, missing risky ones like INTC and MU, and asks for advice on taking more risk.
Bull points
- Conservative defensive portfolios provide safety and barely beat inflation.
- High-risk stocks offer high-reward potential that could outperform the market.
Bear points
- Playing it too safe leads to portfolio stagnation and underperforming the S&P 500.
- Fear of risk causes investors to miss out on significant gains in volatile stocks.
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No matter how hard I try to convince myself to buy something with high risk high reward, I end up chickening out.
The only stocks I own are Berkshire Hathaway, and some pharma/defensive plays like ABBV, WMT, V, KO.
I just watch my portfolio stagnate over the last couple of years, hardly beating inflation and underperforming the S&P500.
I literally had buy orders for RDDT, INTC, and MU one year ago which I canceled before they realized.
How to get some balls and buy those risky stocks?
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