How I trade stocks for fun and profit

Most people think trading means you need to be active. You sit in front of several screens, watch every price move, and buy and sell stocks all day. I do the opposite. Sure, I follow the market every day. I read earnings reports, look at charts, and track companies. But I don’t trade daily. My goal is to find one or two good opportunities a year. That’s all. That also means that I don’t find any opportunities most of that time. That’s fine because my long-term investments keep compounding in the background. Trading is simply part of my investing strategy. I do it because I enjoy studying businesses and market psychology. And yes, I want to make a profit. Let me tell you how I do that. My 90/10 rule Let’s start off with the mindset. My investing philosophy is simple: Build wealth over the long term and don’t take risks that affect your sleep. That’s why I use my 90/10 rule. I generally put 90% of my stock allocation in an S&P 500 index fund and use 10% for individual stocks. That ratio…