Again, this is the paradigm that worked from the 1960s...get a degree, corporate ladder, mortgage etc. Ask any millenial how times have changed....
That was in the 1940s (also he had a high IQ) As another example, the Baby Boomer generation of the 1960s left school with a high school diploma...
Was in the military. No trauma, no PSTD or other issues. No 'shrinks' and no issues of any shape or form. Some of the hard training I went through...
Zeno, please don't take this emotionally. I think this forum is a fascinating case study. I have truly learned so very much. I have learned to...
An easier trade might be to fill a room with gullible, low-IQ people and offer them training for £10k each. £300k risk free- over the space of a...
As an example, look at the calibre of people hedge funds hire. You have to live in the real world....
I would say that the best way would be to get employed in the industry, talk to people, assess companies., learn it from the inside out. I did...
Sounds mystical...like saying 'I won't let facts get in the way of my version of the truth'. If you believe in your world view you should never be...
Sounds good. But can you quantify? After 20 years (I assume you are above 40) how much are you earning on a risk adjusted basis? Would this...
Exactly. I agree. Do you now see the value of my posts here. Why I always say that people should check the P&L of the education provider? I am...
I would, if he had an audited P&L, worked on a performance fee and the investment compared well with other 'trades'.
At a far lower rate than day traders.
You are correct to an extent but generally wrong. Statistics describe and outline facts- that's how they work. This particular study drew certain...
Gentlemen....the post is thought-provoking and encourages debate. It has value in that it challenges assumptions and allows you to think in new...
At no risk :) And with the garbage on TV these days...minimal opportunity cost too...
Guys, open the link and read the research. Have some intellectual honesty. This is a peer reviewed study from a top university over a long-time...
I am 100 percent convinced that a trader's skills and mindset can be applied to life, to business ventures and so on. Unfortunately, I have seen...
Looks like things have calmed down recently. I was hoping for more data and case studies. Here is the one regarding the Taiwan traders....
Hi again Zeno, I am increasingly coming to the same conclusion as the one you stated earlier concerning the characteristics of this forum but...
He asked for the company I worked. I gave him some guidance as to how to prevent being fleeced but could not give him the company as I still work...
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