Do you own stock or trade bonds?

[Sumner 1868]

?

[Continential]

Apple stock owner here.

[HillGoose]

Yeah. Portfolio of several stocks, mostly pharmaceutical, energy, mining, financials, technology, and real estate investment trusts, as well as some index ETFs.

Contrary to what many people on here may think, only a very small part of my portfolio is in aerospace and defense stocks.

I don't own any actual bonds (too young for that to really be a relevant part of my portfolio) however I do own shares in a corporate bond ETF.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Not at this time

[brucejoel99]

Nope

[Senator Incitatus]

I was actually surprised to find out while filling out my tax forms that I have more assets in the form of stock than in cash/liquid holdings.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Stocks, but no bonds.  The only mutual fund I own is a smallcap ETF as I know I don't have the time to properly invest in small cap stocks but I want some for diversification purposes. I have a more aggressive portfolio than most people my age, but I use utility stocks for the role bonds typically play.

[dead0man]

only through my 401k

[HillGoose]

Stocks, but no bonds.  The only mutual fund I own is a smallcap ETF as I know I don't have the time to properly invest in small cap stocks but I want some for diversification purposes. I have a more aggressive portfolio than most people my age, but I use utility stocks for the role bonds typically play.

Any particular utility stocks you would recommend?

I've been looking at using utilities to further diversify and minimize risk as well but haven't made the leap yet.

[Sumner 1868]

Well, this really explains the outlook of Atlas.

[HillGoose]

Well, this really explains the outlook of Atlas.

ya a lot of Atlas seems to prefer to hold cash instead of investing, they ain't never gonna retire bcuz inflation is going to eat it all away to nothing

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Yes (adult human being) though I probably plan to sell off nearly everything not in my retirement accounts this summer.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Stocks, but no bonds.  The only mutual fund I own is a smallcap ETF as I know I don't have the time to properly invest in small cap stocks but I want some for diversification purposes. I have a more aggressive portfolio than most people my age, but I use utility stocks for the role bonds typically play.

Any particular utility stocks you would recommend?

Dominion is the best of them at the moment in my opinion, but if you can only afford to buy one utility stock, you'd be better off investing in a Utility ETF for now.

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

Yes. I bought my very first ones on my 18th birthday with $200 I saved from work. Y'all are suckers for not doing the same. I'm up 5.63% since January alone.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Yes. I bought my very first ones on my 18th birthday with $200 I saved from work. Y'all are suckers for not doing the same. I'm up 5.63% since January alone.

Even with a discount broker, that's a pretty hefty chunk in brokerage fees if you invest in $200 increments,

[Starry Eyed Jagaloon]

Yes. I bought my very first ones on my 18th birthday with $200 I saved from work. Y'all are suckers for not doing the same. I'm up 5.63% since January alone.

Even with a discount broker, that's a pretty hefty chunk in brokerage fees if you invest in $200 increments,

I actually threw it in a separate part of my parents account for the first few years, which sidestepped that problem.

[HillGoose]

Yes. I bought my very first ones on my 18th birthday with $200 I saved from work. Y'all are suckers for not doing the same. I'm up 5.63% since January alone.

Same, I opened my first brokerage account with TD Ameritrade on my 18th birthday. Been investing ever since.

[muon2]

Twenty years ago I maintained the portfolio for my church, so I was trading a few times a year up through about 2006. Personal investments are in mix of mutual funds in an IRA.

[Orwell]

Yes, I own a treasury bond. Literally 1.