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Fear

  
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One of my favorite bits of trading advice was given 85 years ago by Jesse Livermore in Reminiscences of a Stock Operator: 

“The speculator’s chief enemies are always boring from within.

“It is inseparable from human nature to hope and to fear. In speculation when the market goes against you, you hope that every day will be the last day and you lose more than you should had you not listened to hope… to the same ally that is so potent a success-bringer to empire builders and pioneers, big and little. And when the market goes your way you become fearful that the next day will take away your profit, and you get out too soon. Fear keeps you from making as much money as you ought to.

The successful trader has to fight these two deep-seated instincts. He has to reverse what you might call his natural impulses. Instead of hoping he must fear; instead of fearing he must hope. He must fear that his loss may develop into a much bigger loss, and hope that his profit may become a big profit. It is absolutely wrong to gamble in stocks the way the average man does.” (more…)

Louis Ehrenkrantz’ 7 Golden Rules for Investing

  
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First rule: develop a large appetite for
reading; it will hone your instincts for finding successful companies.

Second
rule: don’t overdiversify; ten stocks, in at least three sectors, are
enough for the average investor.

Third rule: stick with your winners and sell
your losers; do not automatically sell when a stock hits a target price, but
continue to hold it as long as it performs well and has good prospects for the
future.

Fourth rule: look for top-quality, out-of-favor companies; look for
companies that produce an array of high-quality products and/or services.

Fifth
rule: don’t worry about earnings if a company makes a popular product; strong
earnings growth will follow.

Sixth rule: don’t tinker with your portfolio; check
your portfolio’s performance only once or twice a year.

Seventh rule: don’t be
afraid to hold cash; it’s okay to be prepared to purchase stocks with
beaten-down prices after a correction.

Universal Laws of Success

  
Education, Life
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Universal Laws of Success(1) Law of LOVE – It says in essence – “LOVE ALL PEOPLE AS YOURSELF”. All other rules are subordinate to this one Law – they must NOT conflict with it. It’s biblical. It applies to everything we do – as individuals – families – business teams – organizations – countries. It is Global in its reach.
(2) Law of CAUSE & EFFECT – This is an orderly universe. There are no accidents. Everything happens for a reason. For every effect there’s a cause or a set of causes.
(3) Law of MIND – Thoughts objectify themselves. We ‘become’ what we ‘think about’.
(4) Law of MENTAL EQUIVALENCY – To achieve success in any area, we must have a ‘clear image’ of that success in our mind a mental picture of our idea of success – a vision. (more…)

How George Soros Knows What He Knows

  
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I wonder if George Soros can really attribute his financial success to his theoretical framework that he calls the “Theory of Refexivity.” Or perhaps he just simply listens to the clues that his bodily instincts provide him with before making important trading decisions. Hmmm . . . Here’s what his son Robert has to say:
“My father will sit down and give you theories to explain why he does this or that. But I remember seeing it as a kid and thinking, Jesus Christ, at least half of this is bullshit. I mean, you know the reason he changes his position on the market or whatever is because his back starts killing him. It has nothing to do with reason. He literally goes into a spasm, and it’s this early warning sign.”

Words of eternal wisdom

  
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“I sometimes think that speculation must be an unnatural sort of business, because I find the average speculator has arrayed against him his own nature. The weaknesses that all men are prone to are fatal to success in speculation-usually those very weaknesses that makes him likeable to his fellows or that he himself particularly guards against in those other ventures of him where they are not nearly so dangerous as when he is trading in stocks or commodities… The speculator’s chief enemies are always boring from within. It is inseparable to hope and to fear. In speculation when the market goes against you, you hope that every day will be the last day-and you lose more than you should had you not listened to hope-to the same ally that is so potent a success bringer to empire builders and pioneers, big and little. And when the market goes your way you become fearful that the next day will take away your profit, and you get out-too soon. Fear keeps you from making as much money as you ought to. The successful trader has to fight these two deep-seated instincts. He has to reverse what you might call his natural impulses. Instead of hoping he must fear; instead of fearing he must hope. He must fear that his loss may develop into a much bigger loss, and hope that his profit may become a big profit. It is absolutely wrong to gamble in stocks the way the average man does.”

STOCK MARKET RULES: THERE ARE ONLY TWO!

  
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The stock market has only two rules, both of which are vague and confusing. It is up to you to make them clear and simple to understand.
 Here are the guidelines:
You must write these rules down so that you will not forget them.
You must always follow these rules.
These rules will never change.
You must keep them forever.
These rules are never to be broken.
You must never add to these rules.
 Here are the rules:
 KNOW WHEN AND WHY TO BUY.
KNOW WHEN AND WHY TO SELL.
 Now, take these rules and develop your trading methodology around them.  (more…)

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