As an individual do you invest in index/mutual funds or do you trade/make large positions?

Same as title: As an individual do you invest in index/mutual funds or do you trade/make large positions? Have read elsewhere that gains in trading/hf are due to capital size and volume of transactions, but not worth it from a personal perspective. Curious to hear thoughts from people whose jobs it is to do this

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“He was very responsive and prepared for the meeting. He actually read the JD, resume, and looked up linkedin which sometimes other mentors doesn't actually go over those to prepare things beforehand. I appreciate his direct comments I think it saved time and actually helped me to know exactly where to improve. I also appreciated him admitting if he doesn't know about specific HF strategy. Only thing I'd suggest for him is probably sending actionable key takeaways after the meeting because other mentors did and that was very helpful. ”

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