I feel most stock-picking investors (excluding ETF) are forced to monitor their individual stocks. The tcost includes sleep, work distraction. See buy-n-forget→ sleep]peace, focus@work: avoid 0-div
Q: which specific stocks in my portfolio suffer the same?
A: Rather few of my bigger Robinhood positions are non-dividend stocks, and they tend to be known brand names
- mrna
- GE
- GM
- — these holdings are too small to generate any obligation:
- China stocks
- beyond meat
Take mrna for example, do I lose sleep? No. Do I lose focus at work? No.
— targeting capital gain? See div^capital_gain: which do you bet on@@
Indeed when buying these stocks, I was motivated by capital gain. Regrettable? Not yet, thanks to the small amount.
— recreational? See recreational investing
when buying these stocks, I was also motivated by fun and learning. Obviously, need to