Who do you want to be, Team USA or Team USSR of investing?
At the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, Team USA pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history because they cultivated luck against the dominant USSR hockey team. As an individual investor, you may feel like you need to be Team USA. The plucky upstart that cultivates luck and invests in the next Apple or Amazon leading to untold riches and fame. But actually, as an individual investor, you are investing from a position of strength. You want to be like Team USSR. Simplify the game and play the odds that are in your favor to dominate the investing game.
