@wspcane-
For fun, let's revisit the conversation and take a look at where these stocks were on Sept 24 when I posted this suggested long-term "buy it and forget it" portfolio that is more focused instead of just buying ETF's and funds, and where they are now.
TPL: Was $421, now $725,
+72%
BRPHF: Was $2.02, now $6,
+197%
XOM: Was $34, now $44.50,
+31%
AAPL: Was $107, now $129,
+21%
AMZN: Was $2,990, now $3,238,
+8.3%
You'd be up +66% in your portfolio in less than three months if you split your investment evenly over these 5 stocks. And 60% of your portfolio would have been bluechips, and other 20% would have been maybe even more conservative in some people's minds (TPL). And this doesn't even include some dividends you would have been paid along the way (XOM and APPL).
You could do worse.