"“You can make more money being passively active than actively passive”. I love that quote, attributed to Robert Kirby (author of The Coffee Can Portfolio essay, 1984).
Investing is more fun & rewarding when you understand the story of the Company, have your own thesis, and know what to follow along (even before Financials & stock prices).
The best long-term results in the Markets are achieved, when you moderate your behavior (and have a good plan and stick to it), instead of your actions/moods entirely being influenced by the Market cycle, like this guy below.👇
Good and simple explanations of some of the behavioral biases in the article.
I was on the @StockDtective podcast recently and we packed in a lot of information, especially for newer and individual investors. Hope the listeners enjoy this one.
Back on Feb 19th, no one could predict that the Market would go down 35% over the next month.
On March 23rd, no one could predict that the Market would go up 60% over the next 8-9 months.
Market levels at any time depends on the news, sentiment, Interest rates, Money supply, Money in/out flows between various assets, and actions of thousands of big institutions and millions of people in real-time based on the facts and a whole lot of noise.
4. Avoid the Latest Fads 5. Consistency 6. Bucking the Trend 7. Pay No Attention to the Science of Wiggles (Charts) 8. Do Not Try to Predict Short-term Ups and Downs in the Market 9. Pulling the Flowers and Watering the Weeds 10. No Derivatives
My fav parts in the thread below. Comments in ( ) are mine.
1. Know the Facts (understanding your Companies well).