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Ed Markovich

Personal blog · edmarkovich.blogspot.comcareerstartups

Ed Markovich's personal blog at edmarkovich.blogspot.com covers career and startups. Since 2013, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times, most often “Why I don't trade stocks and (probably) neither should you”. The last post was in 2016, but the archive is still widely read.

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13mentions?
5HN people?
2013–2024first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 4 in 2013

Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link this post as a case against trading individual stocks, with the commenters' takeaway being that an index fund is the better choice for most people.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

Most-linked posts?

  1. Why I don't trade stocks and (probably) neither should you
    4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2013-12-02
  2. The Million Future Nows
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2014-12-06

What Hacker News says?

  1. praptak · 2019-09-11Recommends
    Mandatory reading for anyone considering trading stocks: http://edmarkovich.blogspot.com/2013/12/why-i-dont-trade-sto... TLDR: just invest in an index fund.

    Comment linking /2013/12/why-i-dont-trade-stocks-and-probably.html?m=1

    on “Day Trading for a Living?”
  2. xyzelement · 2013-12-02

    Submitted Why I don't trade stocks and (probably) neither should you as a story · 387 points

    HN discussion
  3. praptak · 2020-05-14
    A related blog post: "Why I don't trade stocks and (probably) neither should you" http://edmarkovich.blogspot.com/2013/12/why-i-dont-trade-sto...

    Comment linking /2013/12/why-i-dont-trade-stocks-and-probably.html

    on “Trading Is Hazardous to Your Wealth [pdf] (2000)”
  4. xyzelement · 2013-12-08

    Submitted Why I won't do a startup and (probably) neither should you. as a story · 34 points

    HN discussion
  5. praptak · 2021-02-06Recommends
    Obligatory reading (too late for these folks but still): http://edmarkovich.blogspot.com/2013/12/why-i-dont-trade-sto...

    Comment linking /2013/12/why-i-dont-trade-stocks-and-probably.html?m=1

    on “Reddit’s ‘GMEBagHoldersClub’ Is Where GameStop Stock Buyers Admit They Messed Up”
  6. behnamoh · 2021-03-17

    Submitted Why I don't trade stocks and (probably) neither should you (2013) as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  7. xyzelement · 2014-12-06

    Submitted The Million Future Nows as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  8. xyzelement · 2014-03-07

    Submitted Bitcoin Is Very Vulnerable To Inflation as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  9. hammock · 2024-03-22

    Submitted The Million Future Nows (2014) as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  10. mellowdream · 2020-09-01

    Submitted I don't trade stocks and (probably) neither should you as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  11. xyzelement · 2014-04-22

    Submitted Quick and Dirty Risk / Mitigation Trade-off Chart as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  12. xyzelement · 2013-12-07

    Submitted Matches, Bonfires, and the Disposability of Startups as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  13. xyzelement · 2013-01-08

    Submitted Career Advice from the Weight Room as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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