If had to choose just ONE stock or mutual fund to invest in for the long term?

What would it be?

S&P Index fund.

Beats 70% of actively managed funds year in and year out.

Absolutely lowest expenses of any fund.

I bought one stock of Harley Davidson... it just keeps growing.

Home Depot.

I would have to say either coca-cola or Ebay

Fidelity Freedom Funds. You pick the fund that is dated for your retirement date and they allocate the assets accoding to your time horizon. It is a great way to begin.

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There are two ways to improve upon the market returns: market timing and security selection. Since the investment is supposed to be held indefinitely long, neither is possible. So the best investment under these restrictive conditions is an index fund, either small-cap or total market.

The risk of holding just one stock given the high prices in this market make any single purchase irrational or close to it. You have to have unbelievable faith in the future of that one firm to buy one stock.

That said, mutual do at least provide diversification. I am also presuming this is a buy and very very long term hold.

I would buy Muhlenkamp MUHLX, if I were a novice investor and I were seeking a buy and hold.

WARNING: ADVICE GIVEN IS WORTH WHAT YOU PAY FOR IT. EVERYONE HERE IS UNAWARE OF YOUR PERSONAL GOALS, LIABILITIES, AND RESOURCES. THIS ISN'T GOOD ADVICE, THIS IS IF I HAD TO MAKE ONLY ONE PURCHASE AND IT WOULD HAVE TO HOLD ME FOR A LONG LONG TIME.

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