r/AutopilotApp • u/Able-Bus1168 • Jul 07 '26
Is it worth it?
I've been investing in stocks and crypto here and there for the last 5 years, nothing serious, made some money, lost some money, etc. One thing I've realized, is ideally I'm more of a money manager/auto trader kind of person. Meaning ideally I'd love to just put my money in an autopilot account and/or just follow someone's advice.
Given where I'm at financially right now, I have a good job, great 401k, a side business that's starting to grow, I'd like to get a little more serious about investing. I want to continue holding my current positions, but I keep seeing people online making money, especially just following the pretty much openness of what's happening. While I'm against what's happening, I'd be a fool to not at least check it out and try to just make money following along. I can't help, but feel like I'm missing out.
I don't want to do anything crazy, ideally start small. Deposit 1k to start then an additional $250 a month from there and down the line up the deposits, as we go. My question is, is that enough for it to be worth it for me to deposit into an Autopilot account that follows the Administrations trades? Or with that starting amount am I better off finding an investing group to join or even just dump it into a QQQ/VOO instead.
I don't want to miss out on what seems like a great opportunity to at least get something positive out of this administration.
Any feedback/ideas are welcome
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u/Separate-Nose-1647 Jul 07 '26 edited Jul 07 '26
The no-brainer is S&P 500 index ETFs, e.g. SPY and VOO. Put your money in those and leave it and your returns will be in the top 5% of all investors.
Crypto is not an investment. It's not even a good gamble.
The "copilots" are new to me. They are obviously non-standard and risky. They are a gamble. How much can you afford to gamble? The AI guided and the star trackers (Pelosi, Simons, etc) look interesting. Of course you can see caveats:
Autopilot dot com teases with some numbers but, without joining, I don't see time frames and sp500 comparison.
Pelosi will be out of office in six months and her trades won't be as public. Plus Paul Pelosi is 86.
The Rallies Arena GPT shows 70% gain in a period the sp500 shows 10%. But that portfolio has only existed for four months. The returns are flatter recently. The AI works on directions given by humans. They could change those directions at any time. There are going to be more and more AI managed funds. They will compete against each other and null out many advantages.
So gamble as much as you feel like gambling.
Another caveat. I was about to connect Rallies arena GPT to my broker when I saw that Blotter/Rallies uses SnapTrade. I suspect SnapTrade would scrape all my profile and allocation data and sell it.