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I don't think they can. But they give the impression that they can and demand a fee for that service. No I think the training they get probably keeps their performance close to average. To get whatever certification they have they have to give the same answers as everyone else. I don't know...

That is exactly what the financial industry wants us to believe. That we need a professional to manage our portfolio. I don't mind paying someone to do that but I expect the manager to do much better than the market. By that I don't mean that my portfolio is down 39% when the market is down...

The problem with money managers is that they want to be paid even when they lose money.

Then diversification should not make a difference Then diversification should not make a difference No one knows; it is more a case of managing your position than diversification. That does make diversification easier although not better Not really relevant as the same goes for all active...

How much time is required to manage your portfolio?

I want to buy a stock that increases in price so I look for stocks that are increasing in price.

TA tells you what the market is doing. It's up to you to figure out if the probability of it continuing to do the same thing presents you with an opportunity to profit from what the market is doing.

My guess would be support and resistance levels.

No I didn't . I have to assume I'm better off as I wasn't in the market for the melt down in 2008 and I bought back in in 2009. I'm not buying the index, I'm buying individual stocks (Mainly Canadian as I get a bit of a tax break on the dividends). My priority is to protect my capital. I...

I did that in 2000. Didn't work out all that well as I watched my nest egg lose 50% of its value. Came up with a trend following system that took me out of the market in 2008. Back in in 2009 I got lucky last year as the system wanted to take me out last Dec but I put off selling to avoid cap...

Why only 1/2?

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Not sure I understand what this has to do with venture capitalism. Are you saying that venture capital has a higher risk adjusted rate of return. The blackjack part I understand, determine when the deck is in your favor and bet more. And having an edge trading I understand. when the...

That's a lottery bet is it not; Either make a pot full or loss it all.

I'm always 100% sure a trade will work out. I'll either take a loss or a gain as per plan. I just can't be sure which.

Best explanation so far.

Investment; your focus is on where to buy Trade; your focus is on where to sell.

Added to Kirkland Lake. Expect it to resume uptrend once investors digest the Detour Gold acquisition.

I went the other way. No carbs or sugar, high fat; Keto like and I managed to lose a few pounds.