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from an investor's point of view trading and investing often only differ in time-frame to crystallizing gains and losses i will answer the 'passive investing ' as buying a stock ( or small group of stocks ) at a very low price say sub $15 BHP and letting fate and inflation do a lot of the work , with the occasional glimpse at the markets to check for important news and the progress of your investment(s) , this sometimes isn't as 'hands off ' as intended WOW demerged SCP/RGN and EDV , BHP divested WDS and S32 as examples of what can happen in less than 15 years , the main danger is opportunity loss an exaggerated drop over unpleasant news ( or is that drop the last gas of a mortally wounded company , if not currently familiar with the held stocks minutes ( catching up ) can make a big difference , looks easy and simple but that little extra effort can be very profitable now index investing ( with ETFs and/or managed funds ) that is where your mathematical and analytical skills might give you an edge an index fund is a constantly moving target ( even if the changes are usually minor ) but the index changes , take-overs company failures/delistings , demergers , and even the same stock might lose ( or gain ) 5% of the index weighting in minutes ( and sometimes just on speculation ) , how much you care about such gyrations depends on you can you use that time and focus better well that is a personal question ( for instance world travel ,or working long hours in a well-paid job are options , now closed to me )
from an investor's point of view trading and investing often only differ in time-frame to crystallizing gains and losses
i will answer the 'passive investing ' as buying a stock ( or small group of stocks ) at a very low price say sub $15 BHP and letting fate and inflation do a lot of the work , with the occasional glimpse at the markets to check for important news and the progress of your investment(s) , this sometimes isn't as 'hands off ' as intended WOW demerged SCP/RGN and EDV , BHP divested WDS and S32 as examples of what can happen in less than 15 years , the main danger is opportunity loss an exaggerated drop over unpleasant news ( or is that drop the last gas of a mortally wounded company , if not currently familiar with the held stocks minutes ( catching up ) can make a big difference , looks easy and simple but that little extra effort can be very profitable
now index investing ( with ETFs and/or managed funds ) that is where your mathematical and analytical skills might give you an edge
an index fund is a constantly moving target ( even if the changes are usually minor ) but the index changes , take-overs company failures/delistings , demergers , and even the same stock might lose ( or gain ) 5% of the index weighting in minutes ( and sometimes just on speculation ) , how much you care about such gyrations depends on you
can you use that time and focus better well that is a personal question ( for instance world travel ,or working long hours in a well-paid job are options , now closed to me )
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