Don't work hard so easily, choose the right platform first Let the data speak—trading US stocks and crypto is way easier than the A-shares market. Buffett and Duan Yongping go on and on about value investing, but when it comes to A-shares, their skills might not be much better than yours Year Nasdaq-100 CSI 300 Bitcoin 2015 +8.43% +5.58% +52.98% 2016 +5.89% –11.28% +123.75% 2017 +31.52% +21.78% +1369.03% 2018 –1.04% –25.31% –73.48% 2019 +37.96% +36.07% +92% 2020 +47.58% +27.21% +303.09% 2021 +26.63% –5.20% +59.71% 2022 –32.97% –21.63% –64.27% 2023 +53.81% –11.38% +155.41% 2024 +24.88% +14.68% +120.98%