Stocks are essentially a roulette game where everyone but you already knows where the ball is going.
Remember, it’s not a bad idea at all to base the health of one’s economy on a bunch of guys in suits all yelling in a big room.
Investing in the stock market will bring YOU to the table with the wealthiest people in the world. Sadly, you’ll be the one on a platter with an apple in your mouth…
If you invest in the stock market, plan for the uncertain times… don’t put off until the last minute choosing the high-rise window you’ll be jumping out of…
If you buy a stock at a low price, simply be sure to sell it at a high price… or a moderate price… or the price you bought it at… or—too late! Time for the window…
Diversify! Then, the only time you’ll experience a massive loss is when the stock market crashes… which only happens every five years or so…
Determine your long term goals. Are they attainable? You may have to adjust some of your expectations. For example: You may have to abandon you goal of owning a home and visiting your family twice a year for dying of starvation in an alley somewhere.
Research your potential investments. If possible, even visit the corporate site. If the building is on fire and no one is trying to put out the flames, it might be just the investment to put you in your own alley.
Do not “panic sell”. Patiently wait until everyone else has dumped their shares, then sell your shares and jump out a window.
Currency trading may seem risky, but experts agree that it is no more risky than making an unsecured loan to your brother-in-law.
Futures trading looks complicated but it is easy to find someone who understands it. That would be the guy who advises against doing it.
Potatoes and the Promise of More Potatoes 
Yep, that about sums it up Charles. 🥳
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I’ve lost everything I’ve invested on two different occasions… I’m done with them.
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I hope it wasn’t much. I invest in my kids, another dumb idea 🙁
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In the scheme of things, it wasn’t. Fun Trivia: I bought the only IPO that lost money…
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Becoming a pro of stock market… thanks to your post 🤪😏😛
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The trick is to be insanely rich or a congressman…
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you don’t make it easy for me… 😉
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You aren’t insanely rich? But, you’re a writer!
BTW, your new book is coming to my home soon. I hope it’s as good as the previous one…
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I’ve had my window picked out since Jan. 20,2017.
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Is it the little slanted window on the back of your tiny barn?
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Shh.. I didn’t say I wanted to hurt myself, just that I’d picked one.
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I’ve always wished I had learned how to invest but never did. And I am a chicken who likes to hold onto the dollars I have instead of possibly gambling them away.
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Same here. My money goes into savings…
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Last December we decided to give some of our stock to a good charity. Obviously we are not psychic. We gave away our stock in Clorox. -_-
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I hope it was a charity you like a lot…
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It was. I hope they hung onto it for a while …
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The old line about making a million dollars: First, obtain two million dollars…
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Or, you can double your money if you fold it in half and put it back into your pocket…
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