Kicking The Tires

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Kicking tires involves doing a minimum amount of research before making an investment decision.

In the context of buying a car, this is the opposite of doing serious, in-depth research or due diligence.
However, “kicking the tires” can be a powerful strategy as it reduces research time and effort through superficial analysis, but can also mislead investors with incomplete or incorrect conclusions.