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The attitude required to be a good investor -- one that outperforms the benchmark -- contrasts against those required for a good employee.
Probably the most common trait an employer looks for in an employee -- besides having the requisite skills to perform the job -- is unwavering compliance. This contrasts against an investor, whose most important trait, arguably, is critical thought.
Going by this reasoning, a good employee -- one who is unaccustomed to challenging authoritative perspective (such as an overly-optimistic outlook from the company, broker reports, blogger reports, etc -- will not likely make a good investor. While a good investor is unlikely to be well-received in the labour market.
But if one does not have a reasonably long and well-paying employment, one will not have the capital to be an investor. Yet, if you have spent so many years as a good employee, it is hard to imagine that the well ingrained attitude to comply can be reversed. So in theory, you can only be one or the other.
May be this is why are so very few 'good investors.'
Probably the most common trait an employer looks for in an employee -- besides having the requisite skills to perform the job -- is unwavering compliance. This contrasts against an investor, whose most important trait, arguably, is critical thought.
Going by this reasoning, a good employee -- one who is unaccustomed to challenging authoritative perspective (such as an overly-optimistic outlook from the company, broker reports, blogger reports, etc -- will not likely make a good investor. While a good investor is unlikely to be well-received in the labour market.
But if one does not have a reasonably long and well-paying employment, one will not have the capital to be an investor. Yet, if you have spent so many years as a good employee, it is hard to imagine that the well ingrained attitude to comply can be reversed. So in theory, you can only be one or the other.
May be this is why are so very few 'good investors.'