Good to hear that even if it's tiny, there is a small contingent who agrees. I took a portion of my savings in order to invest and have outperformed the index funds and basic allocations in my 401k and retirement accounts. I don't have a long enough track record (3 years thus far) to assume it can continue but my overall returns have consistently beaten SPY/DJI.
My sense is that investing is a skill and that you have to practice in order to get better. I've enjoyed the books of Thomas Bulkowski (http://thepatternsite.com/mybooks.html) and had fun doing it. Because it's not my primary retirement or savings it is less pressure and I try to minimize the gambling aspect instead relying on something more mechanistic.
With that said the current bull market keeps me humble; right now it's easy but if things take a turn I will try to be honest with myself and, if necessary, reallocate everything in index funds.
My sense is that investing is a skill and that you have to practice in order to get better. I've enjoyed the books of Thomas Bulkowski (http://thepatternsite.com/mybooks.html) and had fun doing it. Because it's not my primary retirement or savings it is less pressure and I try to minimize the gambling aspect instead relying on something more mechanistic.
With that said the current bull market keeps me humble; right now it's easy but if things take a turn I will try to be honest with myself and, if necessary, reallocate everything in index funds.