Re:Hard-won lessons about money and investing
by hnnewguy on Sunday November 30, 2014 @05:07PM
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>I have done so consistently for the past decade.
We need a rule in financial threads that you can't boast about your investment results unless you're willing to prove it.
>Or you can try an ETF linear combination
Oh, brother. The guy back-tested 4 years of data (one of the all-time great bull runs) with a portfolio of 3 ETFs, one of which is a 3X leveraged QQQ fund. Do you not see the problems with that strategy?
This is why amateurs get crushed. Then they blame the financial world.
We need a rule in financial threads that you can't boast about your investment results unless you're willing to prove it.
>Or you can try an ETF linear combination
Oh, brother. The guy back-tested 4 years of data (one of the all-time great bull runs) with a portfolio of 3 ETFs, one of which is a 3X leveraged QQQ fund. Do you not see the problems with that strategy?
This is why amateurs get crushed. Then they blame the financial world.