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My Very Simple Investing Strategy For 2025
Keeping things easy and mostly automatic going into the new year.
I love investing. I love saving. I love seeing my money grow over time without having to do anything other than sit and wait. I think it was Charlie Munger or Warren Buffett who said, “Compound interest is the eight wonder of the world.” He was quite right.
2024 delivered some fantastic gains across the board for virtually all assets — gold, Bitcoin, and US stocks, of course. Like many others, I’ve seen my networth grow substantially. At this rate, I’ll be semi-retired far earlier than I expected. All good.
While I love investing and watching markets, I hate all the hand-wringing and consternation that often goes along with it. It’s great to make money, but not if you’re going to obsess about it and be checking stock tickers and the Bitcoin price every five seconds. What kind of a life is that?
It stressed me out all year. As I get older, I’ve learned that nothing beats having peace of mind.
I’ve been burned in the past on bad investments that I put way too much time and thought into, while ironically doing quite well in ones I didn’t think much about because they were diversified and “boring.”
