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Are you an intelligent investor?

11/5/2017

 
"It's sick! Look at this! I just doubled my money since January, and I don't even know what this thing stands for... Eeee... Teeee... FFFFFF..." Clapping his hands with excitement!

"Pfff, doubled! Bitcoin has been up fivefold since I bought my first coin... you are wasting your time!" She brushed off her hair from her face but kept the grin.
...

The two brag masters turning their heads toward me and wanting me to settle the battle: "Which one is the better investment?"

Waving my hands in the air as a sign to wrap up the conversation: "You are both doing great!" I answered hoping these two leave me alone.  ​
I knew I can't convince either. The crypto-queen is so emotionally vested in the philosophy behind cryptocurrencies I could never bring much logic into the conversation. She has the conviction that cryptocurrencies are the future. She masterfully disregards how far cryptocurrencies have to go before becoming mainstream, and ignores unrealistic valuations in the name of disruption. The ETF guy, on the other hand, is so blissfully innocent. He's read a few articles about passive ETF investing, he loves every title with AI in it and bought a few AI-powered ETFs in January. Markets have been kind to all investors since then. What would you tell them when all they have seen is 'up-we-go'. Everyone has warned them of a bubble, but the bubble never bursts... They are now tuning out any mention of it... Money is real and their gain is just one sell button away! ​
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When every new kid on the block is making money, it's hard to argue the merits of intelligent investing. I cleared my voice and looked at their happy, smiling faces and said: "Look guys! I don't know which one of you is better at investing, and I cannot tell you which one is the better investment, however,  I can give you a small test that will accurately evaluate your investing skills... you take the test and decide for yourself." Here we go"
  • Do you feel you are investing in whatever you choose because you fear that you will miss out on a big opportunity? (Yes / No)
  • Do you have the conviction that your investment decisions are logical, but cannot explain the logic to the next person? (Yes / No)
  • Are you investing the money that you would need for a specific purpose in the next several weeks or months? (Yes / No)
  • If tomorrow you wake up and see you've lost 100% of the money you invested, will you struggle to make ends meet? (Yes / No)

If the answer to any of the above questions is 'yes', you are being foolish and careless... Investing is not about what you are investing in but whether you are aware of the level of risk you are taking ... I can't tell you whether cryptocurrencies are a good investment or not. Neither can I tell you whether you should choose between ETFs and cryptocurrencies... What I can tell you is that there is only one good type of investing and that's the intelligent kind. 
What has been on your radar this week?
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That’s it for this week’s edition of Stock Card Weekly. Make sure to join the conversation on our Facebook Group and bring along a friend or two. The intelligent investing conversation continues every day!


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