There really aren’t that many U.S. stocks that are truly suitable for ordinary investors to hold for ten years or more.
These are the categories I’m focusing on right now:
Core holdings:
VOO/SPY (S&P 500) QQQM (Nasdaq 100, with growth potential)
Satellite holdings:
VGT or SMH
Individual companies: Apple, Google, Nvidia, SPCX
The principle is simple:
Core holdings help you “stay in the game for the long haul”; satellite holdings help you “capture a little more upside when the market rises.” I never put too much of my portfolio into individual stocks. #SPY
The S&P 500 has outperformed over 90% of institutional and retail investors. So why do most people still buy individual stocks? (Myself included.) #VOO
It’s really hard to make regular investments in the Nasdaq-listed fund—the premium is already around 15%. The fund available over the counter has investment limits, so it’s tough for ordinary people to get exposure to good assets.#美股超话
After seeing news about hardware wallets being stolen, it seems that storing coins in a hardware wallet isn't safe either. Would keeping coins on an exchange be safer?#BTC
If I start accumulating value coins now, aiming to get through the cycle and wait for the next bull market, what should I choose to be safe?
After reviewing the top 50 tokens by market cap again, I found that there are very few projects that truly have a healthy token supply structure.
Excluding stablecoins, the ones I think are worth paying close attention to long term are mainly:
BTC, ETH, and BNB.
BTC’s strength is that its supply can’t be arbitrarily changed—its scarcity is the strongest. ETH’s strength lies in its massive ecosystem and network effects. BNB is somewhat special—real utility demand + continuous token burns.
BNB reduces its circulating supply through Auto-Burn. Some of the Gas fees on BNB Chain are also burned. Meanwhile, trading fees, Launchpool, on-chain Gas, and ecosystem applications keep generating demand, forming:
On the other hand, many so-called “value coins” still have issues like inflation (minting), unlock schedules, or early investor allocations being released.
Deflation doesn’t necessarily mean price will rise, but for a project whose ecosystem keeps growing while its token supply keeps shrinking, at least long-term holders won’t always have to foot the bill for additional issuance and unlocks.
So, if you ask me to pick long-term “value coins” from the top 20 by market cap, I’d currently lean more toward:
BTC > ETH > BNB.
Together, they represent: scarcity, ecosystem value, and a business closed loop.#btc
Bitcoin will have a rough time in the second half of next year, with a pullback, and then continue to strengthen. It will perform very well in 2031. (2026-09-24)
A while ago, I listened to various bloggers' explanations and invested in Dogecoin and Ethereum. This time, during the big drop, I cleared everything. Sticking to dollar-cost averaging Bitcoin is the right direction; investments should be kept as simple as possible. #比特币