Only 3 Types of Investor Make Money: Which One Are You?

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There are generally three types of investors who consistently make money in the US stock market — regardless of market conditions — as long as they stay in for at least ten years.

1. The “Never Sell” Type

Unmoved by downturns, indifferent to rallies, they seem emotionally detached from market fluctuations. Gains and losses are just numbers in account.

But in reality, “never selling” often means sticking with strong fundamentals. They hold not blindly, but because the business remains sound.

Representative figure: Warren Buffett

2. The Swing Trader

They follow the rhythm of the market: building positions at the bottom, riding through consolidation, profiting from rallies, and cashing out near the top. When done with discipline over time, swing trading can compound into impressive long-term returns.

Representative figure: Jim Simons

3. The “Buy More on Dips” Type

If you had invested $10,000 in $S&P 500(.SPX)$ ten years ago and kept adding during every dip, your market exposure — along with your wealth outside the market — would have grown steadily. Investing in the S&P is a long-term accumulation game. Periodic pullbacks, like the recent correction, offer better entry points than chasing highs.

Representative case: US pension funds

Questions to discuss:

  1. Which of the three investor types best describes your current strategy?

  2. Is your portfolio positioned for the next decade, or just the next quarter?

  3. Or do you belong to any other types? Welcome to comment and let me know!

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There are only 3 types of investors to make money, which one are you?(Maximum2 votes)
  • The "Never Sell" Type(13 votes)
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Only 3 Types of Investor Make Money: Which One Are You?
There are generally three types of players who consistently make money in the U.S. stock market — regardless of market conditions, as long as they stay invested for ten years: 1. The "Never Sell" Type 2. The Swing Trader 3. The "Buy More on Dips" Type Which type are you? Welcome to share if you belong to other types!
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  • MHh
    04-24
    MHh
    I think i am a combination of the 3, depending on which market I am investing in. Generally, my porfolio is for the longer term. I top up on a regular basis to dollar cost average. When there are major dips, I add on more to take advantage of the dip or may even enter new positions. However, my experience with the HK market changed that for me. I realised that it is too volatile and irrational where good stocks can be really cheap. So, I started to swing trade a bit recently for the HK market. I still keep a good portion for a long term investment but I swing trade a portion to lock in profits and buy the dips in preparation to sell it off at a later time to lock in the profits. For the US and my SREITS, I buy th dips as I believe in the long term returns and hardly sell. @Kaixiang @Wayneqq @Fenger1188 @SPOT_ON @DiAngel @HelenJanet @rL @Success88 @Universe宇宙 come join
  • SG 88
    04-24
    SG 88
    I'm the type of investor that hold for long term, but then all exit strategies must have the right price.
    holding long for sake of holding long does not justify its pure consensus.
    In any case there's no right or wrong approach, it's a matter of different angle approach and view point.
    No matter what's the your strategies or approach are, the main thing persist in the investing world, Don't loss your money.
    @MillionaireTiger @BillionaireN @JC888
  • Toby_Chua
    04-24
    Toby_Chua
    Buy more on dip sounds easy on paper but extremely difficult to execute like the recent Trump induced sharp correction. Once your overall portfolio value is sinking it is hard to convince to inject new funds into good value stocks. The overwhelming thinking at that point is to preserve your existing capital
  • 爱喝水的小猫猫
    04-24
    爱喝水的小猫猫
    Although I’m a minimalist in life , in terms of stocks I’m definitely not! I get in more at times of dips and add to my collection of investments and hold for longer term. My portfolio is expanding and I do have a hard time “de-cluttering”… but well, if I’m holding on to good stocks, why do I need to declutter, right?
  • Star in the Sky
    04-24
    Star in the Sky
    All the above have their pro and cons .. People always talks about Warren Buffett, pls pls .. his world and outs are is so different.. Article will say if you have bought this or that stock 5 or any years mentioned, all that me are " useless talk".. why don't choose a year that bought high and waited for years and still in red?🤪🤪
  • JC888
    04-24
    JC888
    I'm a hoarder I confess. There I said it. But I am taking time to learn how to trim the bush when it over grows, it's a discipline that will take time to get into my system.....
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