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Why effortless investing strategies can feel like cheating

I rationally know index funds are the right choice, but I still feel like I am cheating somehow by not doing the work to research and pick individual stocks myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Cultural associations between effort and merit make optimal efficiency feel morally suspect.

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