Average Joe Investments on Autopilot: The Social Index

I'm Chris, one of the co-founders of Autopilot. Average Joe Investments doesn't have a profile picture on Autopilot. Their description says that's on purpose, because who they are doesn't matter.

What matters is the idea. They built an index out of what leading investors on social media agree on. Here's how it works.

One thing first, because we're an SEC-registered investment adviser and I have to say it. Autopilot is the app. The actual investment advice comes from Autopilot Advisers, LLC. If you want the full legal version of anything in here, it's on our disclaimer page.

1) Who they are

Average Joe Investments is an independent Pilot. It creates and manages The Social Index.

Their description says they're not Wall Street analysts or hedge fund managers, just regular investors who noticed there wasn't a simple way to invest alongside the best investors on social platforms as a group. So they built one.

2) How The Social Index is built

It tracks consensus positions among investors on X, Instagram, Reddit, and YouTube. Each stock gets a score based on how big the allocations to it are, where that data exists, and how many of those investors share the pick. Bigger allocations and broader ownership score higher.

Then their team runs the top scorers through their own valuation process before anything makes the final cut.

3) What consensus can and can't tell you

For those unaware, consensus means a lot of people agree. That can mean they've all found something real. It can also mean they're all reading the same posts.

I want to be honest with you. When a crowd agrees, the price may already reflect it. And if the crowd changes its mind at once, a consensus Portfolio can fall with it.

4) Where it fits

It's related to other Portfolios built from what people are saying online. The Reddit-driven ones are in Is there an app that follows what Reddit is buying?, and Portfolios from finance creators themselves are in Portfolios from the finance creators you already follow.

5) Who it might suit

Somebody who wants the overlap of many social-media investors' ideas, filtered by a team, rather than one creator's picks.

Just remember the filter is theirs, and the crowd underneath it can be wrong together.

6) How following works

Pick the Portfolio, connect the brokerage you already use, and allocate money. You give Autopilot Advisers limited authority to send orders to the account you already have. When the Portfolio changes, we send them and your broker fills them. The money stays put.

A flat cash subscription, not a percentage of your balance. Per our Form CRS dated February 2026, Basic Tier has no Base Advisory and Licensing Fee, and Premium Tier is $29.99 to $199.99 a quarter or $99.99 to $699.99 a year. Pilot subscriptions are separate and add on for each Pilot you subscribe to. Because it's a flat dollar amount, it's a bigger share of a small account than a big one, so do the math at your balance.

TLDR: The Social Index, from Average Joe Investments, scores stocks by how many social-media investors on X, Instagram, Reddit, and YouTube share them and how much they hold, then filters the top scorers through the team's own valuation work. Consensus can be right, and it can also be crowded.

Frequently asked questions

Average Joe Investments portfolio

Average Joe Investments, an independent Pilot, runs The Social Index on Autopilot, a consensus-weighted Portfolio of the stocks most shared by investors on X, Instagram, Reddit, and YouTube, filtered by the team's own valuation process.

Average Joe Investments Autopilot

The Social Index is their Portfolio on Autopilot. It scores stocks by allocation size and how many social-media investors share them, then the team decides the final picks.

How can I follow Average Joe Investments' portfolio in my own brokerage?

Pick The Social Index in the app, connect the brokerage you already use, and allocate money. When the Portfolio changes, Autopilot Advisers sends the orders and your broker fills them.

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