Investing is full of paradoxes: what looks smart can backfire, and what feels risky can be the safest choice. This article shares nine surprising rules—from keeping it simple to doing less—that show how counterintuitive thinking often leads to better results.
Great article that nails a key truth: our brains are wired to be bad investors, just as our taste buds are hardwired to be poor selectors of healthy food. Overcoming that is the real challenge, and these 9 insights are a perfect guide. Classic behavioral finance in action
The way I heard it is "Everything I say is a Lie." If it's true, the speaker is lying, making it false. If it's false, the speaker is telling the truth, making it true
The paradox of investing is that the truths are simple, but executing them requires ignoring everything your instincts tell you. Especially in macro, the signal is always there, it's the noise that gets you.
This is extremely interesting and thoughtful, thank you! I just wrote about some of the deep resistance I see in our community to investing, some it connected to risk, some of it to ethics and a lot to just feeling unsure - I wonder whether you might give it a read and tell me if this resonates? https://dearmoneyletters.substack.com/p/costing-the-future-on-investing-pensions
I have uploaded my weekly investing blog that includes a preview of the week starting 20 Oct 25, covering economic & earnings calendar (with a use case of stock analysis using Tesla), S&P500 outlook with technical indicators, news and my investing muse.
Great article that nails a key truth: our brains are wired to be bad investors, just as our taste buds are hardwired to be poor selectors of healthy food. Overcoming that is the real challenge, and these 9 insights are a perfect guide. Classic behavioral finance in action
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Good reminders. Especially those from Buffett.
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Love this! Going to start a series on investing lessons.
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The way I heard it is "Everything I say is a Lie." If it's true, the speaker is lying, making it false. If it's false, the speaker is telling the truth, making it true
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The paradox of investing is that the truths are simple, but executing them requires ignoring everything your instincts tell you. Especially in macro, the signal is always there, it's the noise that gets you.
The noise will absolutely break you if you let it.
I personally beat this by completely ignoring the daily macro headlines and building a 'set and forget' machine instead.
My setup splits the workload into two simple layers:
Global Equities & Hard Assets: The core engine to outpace inflation and secure my future.
A Cash-Flow Yielding Asset: Layered on top to pump out payouts that cover my real-time bills today.
Because I froze my baseline monthly budget decades ago, this machine now covers my entire lifestyle and then some.
The core just keeps compounding on autopilot, the noise doesn't matter anymore, and the emotional stress is completely gone.
I automate all payouts and buys to clear the day after payday. It blocks your instincts from messing with the plan."
This is extremely interesting and thoughtful, thank you! I just wrote about some of the deep resistance I see in our community to investing, some it connected to risk, some of it to ethics and a lot to just feeling unsure - I wonder whether you might give it a read and tell me if this resonates? https://dearmoneyletters.substack.com/p/costing-the-future-on-investing-pensions
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I have uploaded my weekly investing blog that includes a preview of the week starting 20 Oct 25, covering economic & earnings calendar (with a use case of stock analysis using Tesla), S&P500 outlook with technical indicators, news and my investing muse.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bkobog/p/time-to-buy-tesla-preview-of-the?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=18js
Let me know what you think about my latest post on Saas metrics https://theirgirl.substack.com/p/retail-investors-guide-to-saas-metrics
100%! And… Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
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