What I've Learned About Investing
I made my first investment in 2009. I haven’t looked back since. I’ve won some, and lost some. Nothing comes easy in financial markets.
A few years ago, I started writing my thoughts about investing. It’s helpful to write your thoughts down, and think deeply about what you did right, and what you did wrong. I would encourage everyone to do it. Back in 2016, after a crazy year of political drama and market action, I embarked on the journey. I started writing my yearly investing lessons down on paper. I hope to do it for as long as I can.
50 Things I Learned in 2016
“If, for example during election night, you could put your emotions aside just for a second, there was money to be made”
50 Things I Learned in 2017
“To take a few words from Buffett, if you found your Lebron James, meaning the stock you researched, followed, and are most interested in, don’t bet small just because you are taught to. The Cavs would not pass the ball to Lebron just because traditional basketball rules say ball movement and teamwork is good. Lebron is your star, that one stock is your highest conviction, so let them go to work.”
What I Learned About Investing in 2018
“I took abnormal risk. I had abnormal gains. I had abnormal losses. That’s what happens. But it happens to everyone. In his thirties, Ray Dalio lost everything. He had to sell his car and borrow $4,000 from his dad to get back on his feet.”
All The Things I Learned About Markets In 2019
“Each year I do this, I’m reminded of how little I actually know. I think it’s important to accept and reflect on that reality. Someone recently said to me, “every time you meet someone, they know something you don’t.” I think that is a great way to go through life — curious, learning, and listening to all the things you could have never predicted or taken the time to learn about.”
All The Things I Learned About Markets In 2020
The most fascinating aspect about 2020, at least for me, was how far ahead of the Covid trade I was. I had first caught wind of Covid while scouring some underground corners of the social web. It was at that point that I placed a trade.
All The Things I Learned About Markets In 2021
2021 was a bizarre year in terms of my sudden outperformance, another year of portfolio all-time highs after my great 2020, but, toward the end, things turned sour. Let’s begin, looking at my most important lessons of the year.
All The Things I Learned About Markets In 2022
I am still in my early 30s, deep in my career, but also at an age with a new child, a wife, real responsibilities, real bills, and a need to change my way of life to support a family.
All The Things I Learned About Markets In 2023
To encapsulate this journey, I am reminded of the words by Robert Schuller: “Tough times never last, but tough people do.”
All The Things I Learned About Markets In 2024
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