Money Answers: Should I try stock picking?

Money Answers: Should I try stock picking?
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Frances Cook
BusinessDesk investments editor Frances Cook responds to emails from readers each week to answer questions about money. Below, you will find her expert advice. Send your own questions to [email protected] Frances, loving your content!I’m a 25-year-old woman living in Auckland, making $70,000 a year. I have been investing in index funds for a couple of years now, just $50 a week in Vanguard Select.I’m keen to up my investing and wondering if it would be beneficial for me to branch out from this now and choose some singula...

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