bball123h

Yay team!

If you're constantly watching the market, reading up, etc., then I understand. If you're not someone who really has time to devote to it, I wouldn't mess around with that. I just constantly contribute right now. And yes, it is nice to buy at the bottom, but what is the bottom? Where is the top? Is this a one day move, or a signal of a longer-term trend? All difficult answers for a passive investor.

I'll second ETFs, while noting that I would, generally speaking, set them and forget them. The fact they are easy to buy and sell can be enticing to try and time the market... Don't do that! I have my ETFs at Vanguard, which didn't have any minimums and allows you to buy/sell their ETFs for free (or so has been my experience). There may be fees if you cross a certain number of transactions, but I haven't been charged any transaction fees yet. I'm guessing Schwab/Fidelity/etc have similar setups.

I think the Cubs are actually pretty fun to watch, and hope they do well. /dodges tomatoes, runs for safety

In

Out until June 9.

Out again.

Yea, count me in. Studying is overrated.

I think this is dead on. You still need both, working in concert, to really succeed. On the amateur side, let your analytics staff find potential diamonds in the rough (based on your incoming HS/College data), and then pass those potential diamonds down to your scouts. This is a great method to clean up later in the draft on players other teams may not have even scouted (assuming your analytics are solid).

In

I'm out now... dang back. Brother is in though.

In, but limited... back hasn't been great since rearranging my living room alone like a moron.

My brother asked to join if we have openings....

In. Maybe this is the year we break .500.

I'll be there.