How Do You Play?

On weekends, it is hard to escape football. I am personally not a fan of the round leather game. Two sides kicking a ball leaves one of three outcomes: Team A wins, Team B wins, or Team A and Team B draws.?

Two leagues have always stood out for me in terms of performance: the English Premiership and the German league known as the Bundesliga.?

In terms of style, both countries are on opposite sides. English football is very physical. When there are brilliant strikers, the beauty of football shines through. (A striker is a player whose role is to attack and score goals.)

German football is quite clinical (some might say brutally efficient). German players can be in any position on the field at any point in time, and every move is well calculated.?

What does this have to do with money? In money matters, there are active and clinical investors. Active investors are those who are always thinking about the next big thing and are constantly shuffling their portfolio.?

On the other hand, clinical investors are those who start and end with an excel sheet and a calculator. In some cases, they are content with a narrow range of things. They can literally assemble all the investments into a giant jigsaw puzzle.?

Call it art, science or entertainment, in football, the objective at the end of the day is to win.?

The same applies to money. Your goal is to win the battle against the silent thief known as inflation, and to have a good chunk of your capital intact. Both styles (active or clinical) can work. What matters most is to have a clear strategy and understanding of what you are investing in.?

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