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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Investing is boring.
When it's a game it's called gambling.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Yep. Investing has already been solved, the Dark God Capital is a sure bet, which is why broad, market cap weighted funds trump betting on individual acolytes and priests of said Dark God in the long run.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"gamified investing app" should set all your alarms off

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Was glancing through to see examples but lost patience.

A “You hit your monthly savings/investment goal” achievement - eh, fine.

A “Make 100 trades this month” achievement - less fine.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yea I was expecting something like

[X] Check in on your portfolio this week

Or other engagement bait, not something tied to moving actual money around...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago
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