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Yes! I agree with the article that discussed about these things, knowledge and understanding about the risk and rewards in investments. We need to analyze everything before finally considering a certain investment. Be it in trading or real estate properties.
Every Investor Needs to Consider These 3 Critical Things
Submitted by Capitalist Exploits on 03/20/2016 09:28 -0400
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-03-20/every-investor-needs-consider-these-3-critical-things
There are three crucial things to analyze and evaluate as an investor before investing even a penny.
Most investors don't do this and instead fail to understand risk and reward correctly, making poor decision after poor decision because the key to understanding risk and reward lies in the third point.
Excellent Pro-Life ! Reading speed is equivalent to an operating system!
10 Tips for Speed Reading
BY AVERIL B
http://gridread.com/10-tips-for-speed-reading/
Speed reading is truly considered as a great skill helping you read at a fast pace and understand text at such a higher speed. This is indeed a worthwhile and invaluable skill that needs to be developed and nourished completely.
10 Investment Rules From Investing Legends
Written by Lance Roberts | Feb, 1, 2016
http://realinvestmentadvice.com/10-investment-rules-from-investing-legends/
Thats good stuff..
A quote by Benjamin himself: “Our lives are defined by opportunities; even the ones we miss.”
What Geniuses Come To Believe
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 01/13/2016 17:55 -0500
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-01-13/what-geniuses-come-believe
It recently struck me that the people we think of as “geniuses” tend to arrive, over time, at surprisingly similar sets of conclusions.
It further struck me that a simple list of such thoughts might be of value to my readers.
So, here is a list pulled from my quotes file and presented without commentary. Enjoy:
Albert Einstein
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it.
The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.
Small is the number of them that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.
Rod Serling
The ultimate obscenity is not caring, not doing something about what you feel, not feeling.
Arthur Schopenhauer
We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people.
Thomas Jefferson
I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.
It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it.
Allan Bloom
The most successful tyranny is not the one that uses force to assure uniformity but the one that removes the awareness of other possibilities, that makes it seem inconceivable that other ways are viable, that removes the sense that there is an outside.
John Stuart Mill
The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs or impede their efforts to obtain it.
Leo Tolstoy
The truth is that the State is a conspiracy designed not only to exploit, but above all to corrupt its citizens… Henceforth, I shall never serve any government anywhere.
Will Durant
Above all, the ruling minority sought more and more to transform its forcible mastery into a body of law which, while consolidating that mastery, would afford a welcome security and order to the people, and would recognize the rights of the “subject” sufficiently to win his acceptance of the law and his adherence to the state.
George Bernard Shaw
All government is authoritarian; and the more democratic a government is the more authoritative it is; for with the people behind it, it can push authority further than any Tsar or foreign despot dare do.
Aldous Huxley
So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly rise and make them miserable.
Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government.
Richard Feynman
Theoretically, planning may be good. But nobody has ever figured out the cause of government stupidity – and until they do (and find the cure), all ideal plans will fall into quicksand.
Buckminster Fuller
Dear reader, traditional human power structures and their reign of darkness are about to be rendered obsolete.
If you take all the machinery in the world and dump it in the ocean, within months more than half of all humanity will die and within another six months they’d almost all be gone; if you took all the politicians in the world, put them in a rocket, and sent them to the moon, everyone would get along fine.
We are powerfully imprisoned in these Dark Ages simply by the terms in which we have been conditioned to think.
Either you’re going to go along with your mind and the truth, or you’re going to yield to fear and custom and conditioned reflexes.
Erich Fromm
The history of mankind up to the present time is primarily the history of idol worship, from primitive idols of clay and wood to the modern idols of the state, the leader, production and consumption – sanctified by the blessing of an idolized God.
Obedience to God is also the negation of submission to man.
[I]f one has no possibility of acting, one’s thinking kind of becomes empty and stupid.
Is there really as much difference as we think between the Aztec human sacrifices to their gods and the modern human sacrifices in war to the idols of nationalism and the sovereign state?
Charlie Chaplin
As for politics, I’m an anarchist. I hate governments and rules and fetters. Can’t stand caged animals. People must be free.
Carl Jung
For in order to turn the individual into a function of the State, his dependence on anything beside the State must be taken from him.
Ray Bradbury
We bombard people with sensation. That substitutes for thinking.
Abraham Maslow
I can certainly say that descriptively healthy human beings do not like to be controlled. They prefer to feel free and to be free.
Simone Weil
The real sin of idolatry is always committed on behalf of something similar to the State.
Conscience is deceived by the social.
Human history is simply the history of the servitude which makes men – oppressed and oppressors alike – the plaything of the instruments of domination they themselves have manufactured, and thus reduces living humanity to being the chattel of inanimate chattels.
What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to make war.
Back at you bro!
Merry Christmas, Bruce & all!!!
Max.
Outstanding info as always Pro-Life.
Thanks for sharing.
Pro-Life,
Whether in life or stock trading, it is just sometimes best to yield right of way to an idiot.
Margin trading...good fun.
I love this scene.
A great quote from a crappy movie.
Wall Street Panics: A Stock Crash is Just Beginning
By: Robert McHugh | Sun, Aug 23, 2015
http://www.safehaven.com/article/38684/wall-street-panics-a-stock-crash-is-just-beginning
To summarize, We believe stocks have started the next Great Bear market and are headed substantially lower. The decline will be stairstep, but inside this Bear market, which could last 7 years, there will be several stock market crashes. We believe there is a high probability that the first of many stock market crashes is underway and could occupy several weeks.
What Surfing Teaches You About Life
...Good waves are a source of incredible joy to a surfer, but they can turn dangerous quite easily, and suddenly they’re not so much joy as terror...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150802-hawaii-surfing-south-pacific-ocean-surfboard-pipeline-ngbooktalk/
IMO and FWIW.
They will say "YOU WERE WARNED"!
http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1438701762.php
After the biggest financial and social crash in history occurs, "they" will say you were warned! Who are "they" and how exactly were we warned? For several years and in particular the last 12 months, the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the BIS (Bank for International Settlements) have been issuing warning after warning. They have truly warned us as I will show you. Do I believe they did this out of the goodness of their hearts? No, I believe it has been in "c.y.a" fashion followed by their laughter because the sheep have and will sleep through it all until it's too late.
That is an eye opening video.
Thanks for sharing Pro-Life.
Will this Heart-Wrenching Fate Befall Your Loved Ones in the Next Collapse?
JULY 29, 2015
Regarding life's financial choices...
Hey there Pro-Life.
I read Tyler’s blog and was reminded why I stopped reading his posts.
First, a quick video featuring Paul Harvey about Police. There is some personal irony for me here, but I will spare you the details.
Paul Craig Roberts: The Eroding Character Of The American People
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 07/24/2015 22:25 -0400
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-07-24/paul-craig-roberts-eroding-character-american-people
The question is: why do Americans not only sit silently while the lives of innocents are destroyed, but also actually support the destruction of the lives of innocents? Why do Americans believe “official sources” despite the proven fact that “official sources” lie repeatedly and never tell the truth?
The only conclusion that one can come to is that the American people have failed. We have failed Justice. We have failed Mercy. We have failed the US Constitution. We have failed Truth. We have failed Democracy and representative government. We have failed ourselves and humanity. We have failed the confidence that our Founding Fathers put in us. We have failed God. If we ever had the character that we are told we had, we have obviously lost it. Little, if anything, remains of the “American character.”
Hey Pro-Life,
A great song by 4 on the floor.
Just a little reminder of why we grind on stocks and options.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have."
Thomas Jefferson
MUST read: The Precious Present
Spencer Johnson
Read the whole story without rushing...
http://www.livinglifefully.com/flo/flopreciouspresent.htm
Crazy... free speech will disappear as well... down the road not too far.
Hey there Pro-Life,
Did you hear about the hipsters that went into a guitar store and took offense to a guitar emblazoned with the confederate flag?
Its a heated debate and everyone has their own opinion.
This story is just a reminder that we should all first be educated on a topic before commenting on it.
I wish I were making it up.
IMO and FWIW.
Mental Training and Hypnosis Aids (condensed)
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1000 Subliminal Mind Power Affirmations in 1 Minute!
Definitely NOT mainstream thinking...
3 Ways to Combat Bad Investor Behavior
OCTOBER 22, 2014
http://insights.schwab.com/portfolio-management/3-ways-combat-bad-investor-behavior?bmac=sby
In most areas of life you can count on knowledge and experience to help you make smart decisions. Investing, you may have noticed, doesn’t always work that way.
“Human beings have certain innate tendencies that don’t always lead to the best investment choices,” says Mark Riepe, senior vice president at the Schwab Center for Financial Research.
In fact, even those who spend their professional lives poring over financial statements and crunching numbers often fall prey to the same unhelpful reflexes that frequently trip up the lay investor. Fortunately, you can put controls in place to help you quash these self-defeating impulses. Here are three minefields you’re likely to face and a plan to sidestep each of them.
The problem: You hold losers for too long.
Why you do it: If you’ve got some laggards in your portfolio, hanging on and waiting for them to bounce back might seem like a sensible strategy. But behavioral finance experts call this shortsighted strategy “loss aversion,” or a resistance to realizing losses, says Mark. “No one likes to admit they’re wrong, and the ultimate admission of being wrong in investing is taking a loss,” he says.
Indeed, research by Berkeley finance professor Terrance Odean found that investors were 50% less likely to sell a losing stock versus a winner. Worse, the losing stocks they held onto still tended to underperform. “Investors who sell winners and hold losers because they expect the losers to outperform the winners in the future, are, on average, mistaken,” Odean wrote.
What to do: When it comes to individual securities, create a list of sell triggers when you buy the stock. Periodically review those triggers, and if any are tripped, sell. Also exercise what psychologist call “reframing,” says Mark—that is, viewing the information from a different angle.
In this case, you can think about selling at a loss as a boon to your tax bill: you can write off up to $3,000 of losses against ordinary income this year and roll any excess into future years. Still find it hard to stick to that discipline? You may want to work with a financial professional who can stick to the game plan in your stead.
The problem: You act on your hunches.
Why you do it: Human beings naturally attempt to find patterns in all things. In one study, humans, pigeons and rats were shown a random sequence of flashing red and green colored lights. They were then rewarded for picking the color of the next flash. It wasn’t hard: 80% of the lights were green and 20% were red.
While the pigeons and rodents quickly learned that picking green all the time would maximize their reward, the humans persisted in attempting to find a pattern in the flashes, leading them to score worse than the animals!
Sadly, we succumb to a similar search in the performance of stocks and bonds, says Mark. “We think we see patterns where none exist,” he explains.
Compounding the problem: a phenomenon known as “confirmation bias,” which leads us to welcome information that confirms what we’re already thinking, and discard what isn’t consistent with our views.
What to do: Before you buy any investment, note what changes in the business or market would make it less attractive. For example, how would that Canadian energy company fare if regulatory changes opened up new U.S. pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico?
“Writing down the pro and con list will help you make a more thoughtful, balanced decision,” says Mark. If you find it difficult to take an unbiased approach to a variety of data, consider exposing yourself to other points of view. Pay particular attention to firms and analysts that have opinions that differ from yours. In addition, take a look at Schwab Equity Ratings, which are based upon a disciplined, systematic approach to analyzing potential investments.
The problem: Always looking for the “next big thing.”
Why you do it: There is a rush of excitement that comes when you think about the potential gains if the stock you’re investing in turns out to be the next Google. It’s fueled by dopamine, a powerful neurotransmitter, giving you the equivalent of a natural high—and short-circuiting the sensible part of your brain that could determine whether a given stock is likely to be a stinker.
While a dopamine rush might have been a useful benefit hundreds of thousands of years ago when we were a developing species, constantly chasing rewards as an investor isn’t likely to do your portfolio any favors.
What to do: Enjoy your thrill, but make sure you take steps to limit the downside. Take a cue from pro traders, who generally have limits on how much capital they can put toward a single investment. Cordon off a piece of your portfolio—say, 5%—and stick to only that amount for long-shot ventures. And put those rules into place now, before you fall in love with an investment.
From i-Hub's 'starboy' and Confucious:
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=114990512
Let me tell how I REALLY feel.
Our country is broke and our bonds are worthless as PROVEN by big time fund managers selling assets (retirement) under management for over 6 months.
Debt and hope is not a strategy but we have the "Federal" Reserve Bank (which is a private entity NOT government as the name implies) printing money like no tomorrow. The down the road can kicking is nearly over.
Food stamp usage has never been higher. Beef prices have never been higher. The purchasing power of the $USD has nevr been lower.
We're SCREWED. PERIOD. But, some are smart enough to be in position, even now, to be short these crap stocks, ETN's, ETF's and be long PHYSICAL $GOLD/$SILVER...
The hell with the perma-bs Cramers of the world. They are tools of a system meant to bring hell and high water to this country.
Protect yourselves and your families.
1) Trade with liquidity and stay liquid
2) Do NOT over trade/over extend your accounts
3) Do NOT trade a dime on MARGIN!!!
WOW and WOW!!! Thanks so much for both of those!!!
First, a great song by Hillsong United that I think you would like.
"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." Charles Darwin
Good stuff! Now if hypnosis could assist me in picking a winner on Monday..
Steven Luzern - Self Hypnosis and hypnosis aids
Steven Luzern Youtube home page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzExOlg2Ybo
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DrVirtual7 - Subliminal suggestions - programming - et al. Excellent treatments for those interested in those methods.
Drvirtual7's Power House Video Combination -
Some deeply compelling emotion from http://www.JP-Cormier.com:
"Today's dream is tomorrow's reality, imagination bodies forth the form of things"
William Shakespeare
For lon and nin…
“Don't go far, circle close…
The father, son, the holy ghost
To the trinity, I raise a toast...”
A funny break from the seriously dull run for perfection, eh???
TY!!!
Hey Pro-Life,
This probably isn't your thing, but a great quote and scene from one of my favorite shows.
"Turns out far too much has been written about great men and not nearly enough about morons.”
-Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones season 4)
Someone out there
Must be "deadly" at Scrabble.
It's going to be hard to top because
It fits to a “T"
ASTRONOMER :
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER
DESPERATION :
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES :
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE :
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS
DORMITORY :
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM
SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME
ELECTION RESULTS :
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
SNOOZE ALARMS :
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS! NO MORE Z'S
A DECIMAL POINT :
When you rearrange the letters:
I'M A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES :
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO :
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE
AND FINALLY....
FOR THE GRAND FINALE :
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
When you rearrange the letters:
An Arab Backed Imposter
Bet your friends haven't seen this one!
“The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth.”
Warren Buffett
Thx for that..I have made every one of those mistakes..Some of em multiple times!
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