Originally Posted by
TED74
My side “hustle” for 2021 was just to enjoy the family and some new hobbies, all of which only lost money. But a steady stream of dollar cost averaging into effortless 401ks (dual income household) and keeping spending under control saw our net worth increase 37.9% and retirement accounts are up 34.5% YOY. I keep wondering if I’m missing out by not actively investing in stocks or other vehicles, but I’m not sure what I’d stop doing to make time for the active monitoring/research that must be required to make all that activity worthwhile.
You’re missing nothing. This is investing. Keep buying and sit on your hands. The more complex, the more models, the more valuations, the more ratios, the worse your investing will do. At least that’s been my experience and observation.