A Journey Down Main Street

I wrote this article on 30 August 2021, at the time I was deeply curious about Bitcoin and how one could acquire the maximum possible on a limited budget. Is it possible to time the market, or is the best strategy just to dollar cost average in every month regardless. Whilst the analysis focuses entirely on Bitcoin, I believe it serves as an appropriate test for all assets. For a long time now I've been fascinated with the idea that I can outsmart the markets.  The key to investing is buy low...

Cover Photo by *cottonbro** from Pexels. Originally posted on LinkedIn on 17 Sept, 2021.* As a former financial planner, there is something that has been troubling me for the last 12 months. In March last year (2020) as the reality of the Covid Pandemic spread through global markets there was a flash crash in virtually every asset class as people scrambled to de-risk and cash in assets. Having sat on the sidelines through the Global Financial Crisis 12 years earlier, knowing I needed to inv...