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[QUOTE="HuskyHawk, post: 3591232, member: 1414"]
I was a finance major at UConn, and because of my 9th semester took a couple of grad level classes, including valuing options and futures and another math heavy investment class.   I used some of that early on in my investing career.   But the computerization of the market has changed much of that and valuations don't really follow the models I was taught back in the 80s.

The net result has been that I've done well managing my finances for 30 years, and have never hired a professional.  But...my investments have been either in a fairly safe place (SPY, QQQQ) or in a company I know something about.  I bought Amazon many years ago, not because of Amazon the retailer, but because of AWS.  I added to my Microsoft position because of Azure.  I did grab a few things recommended by Motley Fool, including PayPal.  And I'd say Motley Fool does a reasonable job for amateur investors without much money at risk.

So to your professionalism angle, I would say that each of us probably knows something about an industry that gives you some insights you can leverage investing.  If you know nothing about the company it is a good bet that the pros know a lot more than you do.
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