How Can I Screw This Up?

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(08-03-2021, 08:27 PM)mid range Wrote: I thought of different ways to divert my attention over the years. Some study and a decent amount of time devoted to all. 1) Precious metals. 2) Trading preferred stocks. 3) Volatility ETFs. 4) Shorting distressed equities right before the advent of Reddit's Wall Street Bets. They turned out to be the kinda Good, kinda Bad and the very Ugly. Now on to dividend growth stocks with options. Guess it needs to be both the right thing and the right time and don't get greedy.

know yourself as an investor, risk tolerance, research, read-read-and read more etc etc etc

pick a plan, a valid plan

take all emotion out of investing and go by the data, follow the data as long as the data is accurate and not a lie you're in good shape