Chasing Outsized Returns: SCHG, QQQ, Or Value?

Nicholas Bratto
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Summary

  • SCHG has delivered impressive performance, achieving an 828% total return since its inception in 2009, significantly outpacing the broader market’s 578% return.
  • Growth investing isn’t about picking winners like Amazon or NVIDIA, it's about leveraging a concentrated strategy to deliver outsized returns.
  • Value investing has historically outpaced growth over the last century. With shifting market conditions in 2025, funds like SCHD or stocks like NVIDIA could blend growth and fundamentals for an edge.

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"Growth" investing is an elusive misnomer in the investment world. Everyone invests money with the intent to grow their initial capital larger. However, different combinations of strategies or focus on a particular trend, sector, or financial factor may produce higher total

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