Yes, I only buy/sell etfs and low cost mutual funds. And I only own a handful of items maximum at any time. We own one individual stock right now, Disney, just because my wife wants to own some, and I've established it using profits from other trades (a paid for position). When accumulating, I buy on significant weakness into support and sell into long term resistances, same discipline. 

    I run two strategies for us, a trading strategy (days, weeks maximum) and a longer term (I call it swing investing strategy) months to year(s). 

    The trading strategy is the reversion to mean stuff (SPX and sectors). I will sometimes hold some if my etf is trending well depending on where markets are. XLP was a good example of that over this last year, caught a few major moves on that one. I love a good discount on Consumer staples and have for years. I've done it with SPX too and others. 

    The longer term strategy is where I am buying extreme weakness and only selling into extreme strength. A great recent example of that was when we had the June/July weakness this year into the SPX 3,6-3,700s (buying time), then rallied into the 200 day moving average in the 4,300s (selling time). Another example was buying off that 3,500 reversal in October. I posted that positioning here on the trading community in real time as I acted on my wife and I's plan on both occasions and others. 

    I enjoy writing and interacting with others who are endeavoring to build their wealth. I've considered a website to document my life and investing experiences in real time. The cool thing about being semi retired is I wouldn't have to do it at the pace I was doing things before. The part I'm having to consider though is being able to manage my involvement with it. I am a very committed person and because I love others, sometimes that means I'll forget to take care of myself. I'm grateful for that quality, though I have to work at it to keep more balanced in my efforts. Happy New Year, I appreciate you! 

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