I'm due to retire in 10-15 years. I have $100,000 to my name. I've decided to risk it and invest in stocks. Is Motley Fool's advice good?

I know that my only hope is to aggressively invest my money. I've started putting a good chunk of my near-minimum wage paycheck into a 401K. And I have put $14,000 into an IRA. Both of which I've chosen the "aggressive" option. I've only started doing this a year ago.

I know if I stayed safe with my money, the resulting growth wouldn't be enough to live off of for more than a couple of years. So I decided to gamble and aggressively put a good chunk of my money into stocks. I know very about stock investing. A week ago I bought $1000 in 5 stocks and a couple of different cryptos. So far things have fluctuated, but I have made a tiny profit.

I was thinking about using Motley Fools' advice and invest in their 10 suggested stocks and cross my fingers.

Is this a really bad idea? Is there a better option? remember I only have $100,000 and retire in 10-15 years. I'm willing to take risks.

D.E.B.S.2021-03-11T13:34:40Z

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Motley Fool is for fools.  It constantly pushes stocks as the next Google or Apple.  Any site that does that is junk.

Anonymous2021-03-11T16:18:43Z

LOL! I would stay away from any stock tips or advice from Motley fool. 

OneDrop2021-03-11T11:50:11Z

What's the deal with the picture?  Is this a joke?  If it is that's a relief and saves me a bit of typing also