For some reason a noticeable part of LW has decided that the answer to all personal finance questions is two words -- "index funds" -- and tends to be hostile to suggestions that finance is a bit more complex than that.
Isn't the fact that finance is complex the very reason why unless you're an expert you probably had better play it safe than try to outsmart the market and risk getting burned?
you probably had better play it safe
What makes you think that investing in what is typically large-cap US equity is "playing it safe"?
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