Is investing your savings solely in spy a bad idea?

Title pretty much says it all. Incoming analyst  with 30k saved up. I know that trading restrictions are pretty annoying and everyone at my bank just uses etfs. With that said, I’m looking to invest about half of my savings, would it be okay to dump it in spy? Curious what other professionals who don’t have time to actively trade do. 

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Very few "retail traders" I know make the same ROI or more than $SPY. Some may be a few points above, but with considerable amount of time, stress and effort invested. There is no problem in investing in index ETFs if you have no interest in other research/trading/investment efforts.

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Regardless in what you invest, I would also do some research, develop an investment plan for the year ahead (if possible), and understand the forecasts for the ETF you are aiming at.
I am personally not invested in QQQ because I pick my own stocks within the tech sector (based on interest, public perception or simply a hunch).

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