Tag: picking
The Mad Fientist Breaks Three-Year Silence: Why Financial Independence Pantech is Rethinking Saving, Spending, and Stock Picking
After stepping away from his popular annual update tradition in 2021, the prominent financial independence blogger and podcaster known as the Mad Fientist has returned to reflect on a surprising evolution in his post-work life. Marking his eighth year of freedom since leaving his traditional career on August 1, 2016, the creator admitted that his…
Inside the High-Tech Machine That Convinced a Wall Street Insider to Abandon Stock-Picking Forever
The debate over active stock-picking versus passive index investing has found fresh validation from an unexpected quarter: a former infrastructure engineer at a major multinational investment bank who realized firsthand the staggering, insurmountable technological asymmetry retail traders face every day. Weighing in on recent commentary surrounding Vanguard and the wisdom of index fund investing, the…
