Have you ever heard of the saying “a rising tide lifts all boats”? That’s one of my favorite investing analogies, it compares the movements of the stock market to the rising and falling of river tides and compares the movements of individual stocks to the boats that rely on those tides to stay afloat.

Before you buy 100 shares of anything, as a small investor it’s probably best to take that money and split it between several ETFs or stocks so that all of your eggs are not in one basket.

This article was originally posted on 6/11/2021 via the Public app. Click here to view follow me on Pulic.com.   “The S&P climbed nearly 20 points, or 0.5%, Thursday, surpassing 4,239 points and besting a closing high of 4,232 from May 7.”CNBC  Did you feel that? Yesterday was special, it’s been a little over a…