stackyFACTSActive stock picking is essentially just astrology for finance bros in Patagonia vests. In 1999, an experiment pitted a dart-throwing chimp against professional portfolio managers. The monkey's random picks generated a 213% return, entirely destroying the "experts" and proving the market is pure chaos.
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