The same Pretenders that were mentoring 10 years ago and longer are still out there reeling in the suckers. Why is it so hard to ask a Mentor to...
Living off book proceeds?? Yeah right! Under $1000 cumulative royalties over the past five years. I quit promoting myself long ago. That is for...
Thanks albeit most would not consider me a long term investor. In the 90s I was trading nearly everyday either adding or decreasing my positions....
Again, this is my conservative IRA account, not my taxable account. The big percentage returns were when I had a smaller account and could be...
Thanks clacy, appreciate it. But only need $100-200K/yr to live on?? Hardly. I live in a very low cost of living area of the country here in...
m1nt, thanks but long ago quit trying to sell books. In some respects regret the whole experience. Royalty income this year was a grand total of...
Wulfrede, you are very correct about one thing and that is having a family and putting kids through college etc. I did have a daughter though...
Except for every 8 years when I purchase a new car, I live comfortably on a tad less than 40K a year? And I pretty much travel wherever for...
OK, you got me searching my library of some 500 or so trading books. It was from Computer Analysis of the Futures Market by Charles LeBeau and...
>>>Provided the above--- doesn't it stand to reason that random entries are as successful as any other kind if there is no edge?<<<< Actually...
Thanks lotto - I think. I tell traders not to buy either book because they were written long ago. The haters will say "you write books for a...
>>>Many wouldn't even share how they trade for fear of losing their edge.<<< Another myth that winning traders have an edge. If they have an...
>>>Unfortunately it is in my opinion a myth that any profitable trader with statements and tax returns can take anyone willing to pay a fee and...
To each their own I guess. To me live calls are worthless unless they are backed up by real money statements from a real money trading firm. I...
>>> The secret is that there is no secret.<<<<< On that we completely agree!! Nice post. So many here and other forums are looking for the...
Funny thing, but after years of struggling when I was younger , one of the many things that turned my trading around in the 80s was a particular...
Seriously? 50 trades proves something? I don't trust anyone that has a journal. When I was starting out and had but $2200 and trading stock...
Madoff falsified statements from his own firm. It's not like the statements came from a reputable firm like Scottrade etc. We are overthinking...
A statement fabricated or missing something? What could possibly be fabricated from my trading IRA account at Scottrade as shown below? ( I...
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