Should I buy individual ASX shares or ASX ETFs?

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It’s fair to say that both ASX shares and stock markets around the world are currently experiencing a dip, to put it very mildly. Since its last peak on 14 February, the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) is down by more than 14%, including the horrid 4.23% slump we saw yesterday.

That puts the ASX 200 in firm ‘correction‘ territory. It’s even worse in some other markets. For example, the United States’ Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ: .IXIC) has now fallen more than 22% from its December peak, putting it in a technical bear market.

Many investors, used to seeing stock markets just going ‘up and to the right’, might find this experience very distressing, and understandably so. But others might be…

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