Now I know why I stopped following ET. Every thread devolves into stupidity. My only affinity for this site is I met a very good friend on here 15 years ago. As to this thread, why not ask , "how many of the posters made $1 mill trading in a year?" "How many in a month?" How many still have it? Other than me the ones I know who have done these things and used to follow ET haven't looked at the site in 10 years or more. All my strategies petered out and I had enough money to retire nearly a decade ago, as I had no interest in spending millions for automation and programming, not to mention no need to take the risk of trading any longer. The game only gets tougher and the strategies I read looking through the posts here are not going to get anyone wealthy other than by luck. OK, now it's time to take my cloned dogs to the park. If it's any consolation I'm sure there are people posting on ET who are young, smart, and capable...and will be successful traders. I just don't see anything in scanning the boards that indicates an understanding of what it takes.
thats great guess you moved a lot. anything is better than being an uneducated man. doesn't matter how you work or what you do. But when your child asks and you you can't spell or add, sure you'd wish you something behind you. Forest, is that you?
Hindsight is simple, the math is simple ...looking forward and staying put not so simple. I agree, on avg or way above avg a college degree is a waste of money and opportunity cost.
Same arguments back and forth about whether to take Social Security early or to take a lump sum retirement vs monthly pension... Human nature: Most of those who took SS early never invested the money to get superior/better returns for their later year benefits.
true. very few have the discipline... hence getting chained and shackled to 9-5 may just be the best option.... the school system is set up this way also - kids must attend school, no matter how boring it is.