Note: When this article first came out in 2021, thousands of people emailed me to learn more about stoic investing strategies. This inspired me to write a book about the topic. After more than 2 years of writing and editing, The Stoic Path to Wealth book is now available here.

There are so many financial opportunities in the world. And it seems like millions of people are getting rich without much effort by simply buying Bitcoin, Gamestop stocks, or you name it. Every week, there’s another story about how some asset shot up triple digits in a short amount of time. 

Those are outliers, and the truth is that most of us will never ride one of those waves that turn a few grand into a million dollars in less than a year. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get rich over a longer period.

In the long run, public markets are still the best wealth builder on the planet. In fact, you can’t afford to not invest.