Posted 2025-12-07T12:14:41, updated 2025-12-13T12:52:49 365 0.8641 stocks

I ran it through an LLM. Here's OP's post reformatted for clarity: ---- # My Reddit Stock Picks Experiment: A Year in Review ## Background 80% of my portfolio is in the S&P 500, but I wanted to be more aggressive while I'm younger. I knew I could afford to gamble a bit, so in January 2025, I bought 11 of the most-mentioned stocks on various investing subreddits. There were some I didn't invest in for personal reasons, and I didn't put the full 20% into these picks--I still have cash on the sidelines. --- ## My January 2025 Picks (11 Stocks) | Stock | Return | |-------|--------| | NVDA | +32% | | PLTR | +141% | | ASTS | +241% | | RKLB | +97% | | AMD | +80% | | SMCI | +15% | | BBAI | +66% | | AUR | -27% | | BTC | -4% | | HIMS | +56% | | TEM | +124% | **Average Return: +74.64%** --- ## Most-Mentioned Stocks This Year (22 Stocks) | Stock | Return | |--------|--------| | NVDA | +32% | | PLTR | +141% | | AMD | +80% | | TSM | +46% | | ORCL | +31% | | ASML | +57% | | AVGO | +68% | | VRT | +60% | | NBIS | +221% | | CRWV | +120% | | SOFI | +96% | | ASTS | +241% | | RKLB | +97% | | LUNR | -42% | | [Redacted] | -84% | | [Redacted] | -68% | | IREN | +327% | | HOOD | +234% | | BBAI | +66% | | RDDT | +41% | | BABA | +86% | **Average Return: +88.09%** --- ## Benchmark Comparison: ETFs & Mag 7 | Investment | Return | |------------|--------| | SMH (Semiconductor ETF) | +48.87% | | SOXX (Semiconductor ETF) | +42.70% | | DTCR (Data Center ETF) | +28.69% | | Mag 7 (Average) | +24.87% | | VOO (S&P 500 ETF) | +17.31% | | SPY (S&P 500 ETF) | +17.28% | ### Mag 7 Individual Returns | Stock | Return | |-----------|--------| | NVDA | +32% | | Microsoft | +15% | | Amazon | +4% | | Google | +69% | | Meta | +12% | | Tesla | +20% | --- ## My Takeaways Although both groups of Reddit picks performed well, the market and Redditors were fearful more often than they were positive. More importantly, **history is not an indicator of future performance**, and as many have been saying for the past few years, we're due for a pullback. That pullback may come today or in five years--no one knows. The skeptic in me believes that while the trend may continue, you never know: - Who will continue their growth - Who will falter - Who will be the next big thing - Who will ink big deals - Who will run out of money - Whose tech will become superior or inferior All that to say: **a tech ETF might be safer than choosing the wrong individual stocks**. And the S&P 500 is safer than those. --- *What conclusions do you draw from this?*

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