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description: "The first law of stock trading is to preserve your principal (except for those with a good mindset). I cleared all individual stock positions on Friday, avoiding further declines on Monday. The year-long dollar-cost averaging into the Nasdaq/S&P 500/gold/Bitcoin has never been interrupted. Trading individual stocks is too difficult; long-term dollar-cost averaging and diversified allocation are still the most suitable investment methods for ordinary people."
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# The first law of stock trading is to preserve your…


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## Comments (2)

- **一個人 · 2026-07-14T02:55:22.000Z**: It's been so hard to play recently.
  - **发财财多米** (2026-07-14T08:26:06.000Z): It's really tough to trade, the underlying stock fluctuates seven or eight points in a single day, which is a real test of one's mentality.