Cypto / Bitcoin do you do it ??

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FenlandRunner Jul 2021 10:00pm, 2 Jul 2021 6,787 posts	0 FenlandRunner Long term, when have stocks and shares ever lost?
swittle Jul 2021 12:32am, 3 Jul 2021 77,123 posts	0 swittle 'The Big Short' brings home the impact of the 2007 USA housing market crash quite graphically. en.wikipedia.org
The_Saint Jul 2021 1:27pm, 3 Jul 2021 6,856 posts	0 The_Saint Everyone thinks of Microsoft or Google shares, they don't recall the thousands that ended up worthless and the companies that folded. Everyone thinks they can get in early and get out before a crash. It has been shown that monkeys outperform expert advisors.
FenlandRunner Jul 2021 1:52pm, 3 Jul 2021 6,789 posts	0 FenlandRunner Wide portfolio, never place all eggs in one basket.
NDWDave Jul 2021 2:05pm, 3 Jul 2021 15,104 posts	0 NDWDave Stock picking is fairly similar to gambling for the average home investor as most thing should be priced in and luck is probably the main driver of performance. Sticking some money in a broad based tracker and keeping it long term should be a fairly sensible plan. And don’t put all your crypto coins in the same cryptomixer…
The_Saint Jul 2021 5:36pm, 3 Jul 2021 6,857 posts	0 The_Saint "Blindfolded Monkey Beats Humans With Stock Picks" wsj.com
Too Much Water Jul 2021 11:15pm, 3 Jul 2021 8,907 posts	0 Too Much Water Sticking it in tracking funds is the way to go. Individual shares are where the risk is.
Dooogs Jul 2021 10:29am, 5 Jul 2021 6,828 posts	0 Dooogs There's an interesting article on the 20th century intellectual roots of crypto here: theguardian.com
Dooogs Jul 2021 11:15am, 5 Jul 2021 6,829 posts	0 Dooogs TMW - for risk management, definitely. There's an argument about whether managed funds (higher fees and risk but also higher potential returns) are worth it compared to trackers.
The Flying Pig Aug 2021 5:00am, 5 Aug 2021 3 posts	0 The Flying Pig Quant - Its taking off in a huge way. Bought some at £30, gutted I didnt get more