Automate Everything

The most powerful investment strategy is one you never have to think about. Set up automatic contributions from your bank account to your brokerage on payday, then configure automatic purchases of your chosen funds.

Turn on dividend reinvestment so your earnings buy more shares without you lifting a finger. This is not laziness — it is strategy. Automation removes emotion from the equation, and emotion is the number one portfolio killer. Even modest regular investments can build real wealth through the power of compounding. Set it up once, then go live your life.