u/intjester-5

This classic What If from Randall Munroe of XKCD has me thinking today not of the Sun and the Earth, but of the DaRT and the Cancer tumor.

>"If you were standing in the path of the beam, you would obviously die pretty quickly. You wouldn't really die of anything, in the traditional sense. You would just stop being biology and start being physics."

Perhaps a DaRT is not "quite" so forceful, but it's fun to think about Cancer being reduced to some benign molecules.

So like many, I wasn't early to the show. I happened to dable in SNDK in the 200s and left with a tiny profit to just buy back less than half the position in the 500s (and thankfully held even when it was up 100%).

RKLB I happen to get into a little earlier - originally 20s. Very small position. Averaged up to 40s. Eventually put much more in low 70s just to sell half at 78 (most recent 78) and get a little MU and INTEL so so late (ofc if they still double it wouldnt have been so late).

Took profits in VOO to get nvda around 170 just to leave around 180 after 6months of it hovering.

But I cannot help but remiss if I like others, got in heavier when namely SNDK and MU were under $100 (i even did look at Intel at $20 but didnt buy), I could have 5x the position (or more by now) and potentially approaching that 'i am comfortable if something happens to my life/work' number (for everyone it's different ofc).

It does go to show those who buy and delete the app have the best performing ports...

Admittedly instead I chased small caps, in most cases losing. What do you all struggle with and can anyone relate?

I feel like im trying to fast track to say $250k to then be able to 'funnel it all into safe holds as the compound growth will actually work then'..but it's a struggle.

Need some injection of money over next few years to live the lifestyle I want and also targeting retirement in max 17 years.

What works and doesn't work for you all? Anyone able to relate?