A Theia deck
5 rules of not gambling
The line between investing and gambling is thinner than anyone admits. These five keep you on the right side. Swipe up.
Rule one
Study your trades
Every position gets a written why — before you buy, not after. If you can’t write the sentence, you’re not investing, you’re guessing.
Rule two
Learning ≠ acting
You’re allowed to understand an idea and do absolutely nothing about it. Restraint is a position. Often the best-performing one.
Rule three
Rules, or it’s gambling
Entry, exit, position size — decided in advance, in writing. Improvisation is for jazz, not for your capital.
Rule four
Top shelf only
Established names, real volume, easy to sell. If it’s illiquid, it’s easy to buy and expensive to regret.
Rule five
The crowd is the exit
When everyone is talking about a stock, that’s the exit, not the entry. The crowd arrives to buy your shares — not to make you rich.
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