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LUNA's fallout today, and perhaps what is happening across all crypto, is a stark reminder that investing is not always about just buying and HODLing. It's never a set it and forget it approach. I tend to think that part of what happens too often in the crypto world is that more "investment" approach is a product of enthusiasm, hype and hope without much else backing up the decision to invest than anything else. When I evaluate stocks in the stock market there are a multitude of things I consider and use to research. Balance sheets, SEC filings, strength of market, strength of product, price to earnings, debt to income, production capacity, cost of operations, factors affecting supply chain and cost of raw materials, EBITDA, margins and myriad other things. All of these things help me to understand fully how my investment will make me money, and whether or not it is a good investment or a bad one. Granted, when it comes to a lot of crypto (if not all) there is little data to support a decision. But there should at least be a very solid reason you hold one coin over another—and you should be able to fully explain why you hold it and why you should. At the same time, emotion has little place in any sound investment decision. An investor's job is not to love something. An investor's job is to make a profit.

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