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Discussion on: 30 Things I Learned About Investing in 2020

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Dor Shinar

I don't think active investing is a good strategy, whether you are an investment shark or not. In the end - it's a zero-sum game.

For example, after careful research you come to a conclusion that you should buy Apple stocks, because you believe it will rise in price. You should buy them from someone, presumably someone who has made his fair share of research and came to the opposite conclusion - Apple stock will plummet and therefore should be sold.

You can't both be right.

I think a much more viable solution is to buy cheap ETF and aim for average interest rate (the S&P 500 average is almost 7% after inflation!)