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We will compare how well a class performs in DPS and parallel it to how strong a portfolio is and its investment risk.  Low risk, low DPS.  High Risk, High DPS.  High DPS without mitigation and utility can also get you killed.  All high-risk investments without education and balancing can get you broke.

Invest Like an Arms Warrior From World of Warcraft

Arms: Let’s Talk about Arms Warriors.  World of Warcraft players know that the Arms Warrior is a class to be reckoned with. With their versatility, durability, and unmatched single-target DPS, it's no surprise that they are among the most popular classes in the game. While their moves may not be as flashy as some other classes, their success speaks for itself. 

 (Burst Damage: High Risk )  (single target: individual stocks) (Melee: self-investing)

How can you invest like an Arms Warrior?

The strengths of Arms Warrior include

• Burst Damage

• Good Mobility

• Melee DPS

Burst Damage

Arms warriors are a no-nonsense melee DPS class with excellent burst and single target efficiency, who is also one of the best damage dealers in many situations.

Arms warriors rely on their raw strength to overcome any obstacle that comes their way, whether it be a tough boss encounter or an opposing team in PvP. They have some of the highest sustained damage potentials in the game, thanks to abilities like Ravager and Whirlwind, which deal huge amounts of damage over time.

The High burst damage is the investment equivalent to High-Risk investments.  Much like burst damage, where you can do a high amount of DPS in a short time, the benefits of High-Risk investments Investors can earn huge returns in a very short period. But the fluctuations of high-risk investments are very volatile and unpredictable as compared to other investment instruments. This is the same as the unpredictability of pulling aggro from a tank. 

Good Mobility

They also have good mobility and can avoid many boss mechanics with their skillset. Arms Warriors can use the Charge and heroic leap skills to evade enemy attacks and get out of tight spots quickly. 

Good Mobility is the investment equivalent of investing in ETFs.  ETFs provide diversification; One ETF can give exposure to a group of equities, market segments, or styles. An ETF can track a broader range of stocks.

Trades Like a Stock

Although the ETF might give the holder the benefits of diversification, it has the trading liquidity of equity. In particular:

ETFs can be purchased on margin and sold short.

ETFs trade at a price that is updated throughout the day. On the other hand, an open-ended mutual fund is priced at the end of the day at the net asset value.

ETFs also allow you to manage risk by trading futures and options like a stock.

Because ETFs trade like a stock, you can quickly look up the approximate daily price change using its ticker symbol and compare it to its indexed sector or commodity. Many stock websites also have better interfaces for manipulating charts than commodity websites and even provide applications for mobile devices.

Melee DPS

The Arms Warrior is also a melee DPS.  Being a Melee DPS puts you right up close to the action. Melee DPS is most effective when positioned behind the boss or an add, to avoid dodging attacks. However, they can still do significant damage from this position if they stay out of other players' range. Also, if you're behind a target and another player hits it with an attack from their melee weapon, you will avoid damage by being out of reach.  

Because melee is right next to the action, this is the investment equivalent of self-directed investing.

The pros of self-investing are:

You control the fund and money; you decide which investments to make.

You can invest in things that you are passionate about.

You can invest in companies you want to support.

You can invest in something that you know a lot about.

Much like up close DPS and standing in the enemy’s hitbox, The Cons of Self investing mean you take on all the risk - If something goes wrong with an investment, it's all on you. There's no one else to blame if things go south. 

Conclusion

Once again,  Arms Warriors are extremely mobile melee DPS and have powerful burst damage when needed. The Arms Warrior is a highly mobile and powerful melee DPS class that can dish out impressive DPS while providing some sustained damage.  This class is excellent for players who want to perform well in solo questing, dungeons, and raids.

So let’s recap… How do you invest like an Arms Warrior?  Arms Warriors are melee DPS who have great Burst damage and is highly mobile.  This means you would invest in high-risk stocks along with ETFs. 

Much like melee, finding good ones would entail doing homework to avoid getting one shotted or caught standing in fire.