In this edition of The Motley Fool's "Ask a Fool" series, Motley Fool One analyst Jason Moser takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "Why should amateurs buy individual stocks when the market is mainly driven by institutional investors? Shouldn't we just buy mutual funds?"
Can amateur investors beat the market on their own by picking individual stocks? Absolutely.
About the Author
Jason Moser is a Senior Investment Analyst and Lead Advisor at The Motley Fool and has been with the company since 2010. Jason covers payments, fintech, cloud communications, cloud computing, and tech stocks. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Wofford College.