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https://newstandardira.comI've worked in and around the financial industry for 20 years, but for myself, I just did index funds for a long time, because I bought into the conventional wisdom that the stock market always goes up (eventually), that it's almost impossible to beat the market, and that time in the market beats timing the market.
But I had also seen my mother lose about half of her stock investments—twice—so I kept having a nagging feeling that there had to be a better way.
I started actively trading crypto in 2021 using bots, with some moderate success. I took the year of 2023 as a sabbatical and focused on learning trading and investing, mainly equities and some forex, with a focus on quantitative algorithmic approaches. It has now become my obsession, my passion, the topic I want to talk about with everyone who will listen (which includes none of my family and friends for more than about 5 minutes).
And so, I write about it, for myself and anyone else who cares to read it.
