Technical vs Fundamental

[Wildreamz]

Agree. Personal finance. Different people have different reasons for investing. Personally, understanding the market has helped me understand how the world works, and shaped my education and career trajectory. I will be ok with not beating the index when all is said and done, as long as I don't lose too much along the way.

[dreamybear]

The only reason you want to be a stock-picking value investor is that you can do better than the index. If you cannot, there is no reason to spend the time and effort.

As in the VB responses, one may choose to stock-pick for various reasons. 

But I think there is a significant difference between full-time stock picking investor vs part-time : making side income is not easy but possible whereas making a living / moving up the social ladder (e.g. fully pay for a SG private property) via stock picking alone is a whole new ballgame.

I think the most efficient & effective way for upward mobility is to focus on one's career and buying the index.

[i4value]

Many people do have full time career yet find time to play games, watch video, etc. I would argue that instead of these hobbies, spending time to learn value investing can be more beneficial. I have a portfolio of about 30 stocks with an annual stock turnover of 10%. In other words about 2 to 3 stocks change every year. So it is possible to be a part-time value investor. You are probably thinking of having lots of stock turnover every year. It need not be. Secondly, there are many sites eg The Motley Fool, Seeking Alpha where you can tap into analyses by others