10 critical investing lessons I wish I could teach my younger self

Compounding pays off the most in the out-years

Optimize for longevity first, everything else second

In the beginning, focus the vast majority of your effort on boosting your income & savings rate

Analysis paralysis is real

Once you know enough, decide.

The P/E ratio is only useful when a company is fully optimized for profits (stage 4)

It's most deceiving in stages 3 & 5

If you rarely sell, your portfolio will concentrate itself

Invest with CEOs that under-promise and over-deliver

Avoid CEOs that do the inverse

Stop-loss orders should really be called Stop-Compounding Orders

"Do nothing" is almost always the right move.