Can you express your investing philosophy as a Haiku?

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Rule number one
Never Lose Money
Rule two
Don't forget the First Rule
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abide
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Time will be my friend
But when I started and end
Will tell me how much
I figure the odds be fifty-fifty I just might have something to say. FZ
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Last year's winner--
do not chase.
Next year's winner--
you cannot know.
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These are pretty fun. Here are a couple efforts at explication via imagery:

Boulder tumbles loose
dislodging what lies below
transforming the land

Purchase the basket.
Simple tenacity will
grow the fruitful vine.
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest" - Benjamin Franklin
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G-Money wrote: Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:14 pm Keep costs very low
So you can buy a watch for
Five thousand dollars
LOL. That is priceless!
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Global stocks and bonds
Floating at market cap weights
Plus I-bonds for shocks
AA = global stocks & bonds @ market weight (~60/40); EF = i-bonds; WR = -PMT(1%, 100-age, 1, 0, 1)
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My pile of money
smells bad to my dog Rosie
who prefers the wind
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There is no free lunch
Risk is inevitable
Choose yours carefully
"It's not the best move, but it is a move." - GMHikaru
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Don’t chase dividends
Don’t chase internet meme stocks
Avoid Edward Jones
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Only Bogleheads
Would create a thread like this
Oy vey comes to mind
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General investing
Discussion is this thread
It is on topic
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Formerly active
Now just passively invest
I am Boglehead
Retired 2018 | currently ~64/33/3 (partially sliced and diced, with a slowly rising equity glide path)
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Just invest in index funds
the only problem is..
There are many to choose from
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When one buys a fund
the price of that fund goes down
just like Nedsaid said.
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Simply hold passively
thou raging waters rise
calm waters await the wise
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Thank you Mr. Bogle
for showing investors
how to succeed
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burritoLover wrote: Tue Jan 24, 2023 7:27 am Only Bogleheads
Would create a thread like this
Oy vey comes to mind
LOL
Slow and steady wins the race.
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I'm a Boglehead
Slow and steady wins the race
I sleep well at night
Slow and steady wins the race.
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Rule # 1 ... Research matters
Rule # 2 ... Timing is everything
Rule # 3 ... Just forget all rules and become a BH
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Zombie Investors
Completely oblivious
But they move forward
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No Debt. Save,Buy,Hold.
TDF; Small Cap Value
Live within your means.
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Stay the course, you must
That's final definitive
Make Jack Bogle Proud.
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Late to the party
Better late than never, what?
Serious minds await

I wrote some Haikus
All were unpublishable
This one escaped. How?

Once read Peter Lynch
Then stumbled upon Bogle
Somehow not Lynchhead

“Live below your means”
Ready made for a Haiku?
Buy the market. Done.

Yes there is some more
You can learn it all here well
Who you gonna call?

Bogleheads (indeed)
Highly educational
Enduring and fun
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Strong cheap stock system,
Trends lead us, glidepath hedges,
Autumn brings success.
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Bogle gave the key
Index funds to keep costs low
Long-term goals are met
There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. (Christopher Morley)
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Lucky hunt eight years:
Trap ten rabbit, just eat two;
Exponential buns!
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simplicity is
its own reward today, and
also tomorrow
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Make lots of money
Optimize taxes and fees
Enjoy retirement
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Simplicity rules
All weather funds wear the crown
Long live balanced funds!

I like this thread
"Rely heavily on index funds, and begin with the idea of a 50/50 bond/stock ratio, adjusting the ratio in accordance with your own financial profile"--J Bogle commentary on Pillar 2 of 12
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Diversify wealth
Across some different risks
And wait patiently
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