Why I Used to Invest in Individual Stocks + Now I Don’t

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Many years ago, I was terrifiedof the stock market. I thought it would steal all of your money.

With depression-era parents, the anecdotal information about the stock market crash of 1929 seemed frightening. I believed that you could lose all of your money if you invested in the stock market. I started investing in my 20’s with a traditional stock broker and various versions of bonds and bond funds (and 1 stock recommended by my cousin).

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