The current global geopolitical situation is distressing to me. That we went to war with Iran -- seemingly on a whim, with a first strike, and with the belief that we'd solve the Middle East in just a few days -- has to be amongst the dumbest, most unforced error that I can imagine, a level of hubris only enabled by yay-sayers following Venezuela.
I couldn't get past the sheer stupidity of our Iran entanglement, which I believe made me not notice it as a good potential investment opportunity. The smart investors, however, are able to think through these types of events a little more clearly. In hindsight, there was probably a decent chance that Trump would do something in Iran, especially after his Venezuelan conquest, which would inevitably drive up the price of oil. A simple bet, then, might've been long oil -- low-ish downside but high potential upside.
More broadly, I think it'll take a little more time and experience to extricate my emotions from the act of investing. It brought me back to my days working in healthcare IT: inevitably someone would do something stupid, and we (I) would have to help clean it up. I got really good at just ignoring who caused the issue and instead diving in and fixing it. Perhaps it's a little harder with investing, especially because politics are inherently emotional (especially today). Nevertheless, still a good weakness to identify and an aspiration to work towards.
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