Back then, I think my average return was around 69%. But I bought and sold each stock quickly. 

Over the next few years, that’s how my investing went: few huge gains, lots of volatility, lots of churn in my portfolio. What’s worse was my fair share of losses, when a few of them went terribly wrong. 

It was tiring. 

To be honest, it might seem you’re winning big by doing a lot of trading – Record big gains on your excel spreadsheet every now and then. 

But after factoring the few big losses I had, I realized the total returns just weren’t worth the risk taking and huge amount of time spent. By then I was working, dating (my current wife) and studying for my CFA Program. 

My heart would beat with anxiety every time I watched my…