The German highway, the Autobahn, has large sections with no speed limits.
But be warned, my German friends tell me, there is always someone going faster than you.
You could say the same for investing.
Increasingly, investing is characterised by a flood of information, delivered faster with a quicker market reaction to boot.
Here’s the rub: it’s an unfair game.
If you are looking to react faster to news, you’ll be coming up against high-frequency traders who are transacting a huge number of orders in fractions of a second.
You’re out of luck.
Meanwhile, a ton of information is served up, all dressed up to sound more important than they are.
Sure, generative AI (GenAI) can help you summarise — but can it tell you what is worth your time?
After all, time is your most valuable commodity.
There is a limit to what you can focus on, so you shouldn’t give it away cheaply….