Investor Jones

A clear exit strategy is a fundamental rule in stock trading — one that is often overlooked by many private investors. A well-defined exit strategy will guide you into a profit or minimal loss out of a stock/share. If that’s the case, why do so many people fail to create a solid exit plan? It’s because we’re only human and our emotions often take over. The classic diseases many traders face are greed and fear. Of course you want your stock to do well, but more often than you expect the tide will turn against you. What do you do then?

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Do you think the Banknote you hold in your hand or wallet is really worth anything? After looking closely at a British banknote you will see that it says “I promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of… ” (the value of the note is either £5, £10, £20 £50 or £100). So, what would happen if I went to the Bank of England and asked them to exchange the bank notes I own for an equivalent value in Gold? After much research I finally found my answer. Read the rest of this entry »

Guerrilla Forces and Private Investors have a lot more in common than you think! Being a Guerrilla in warfare means you have to use all the resources you can, including using the enemies’ own arsenal against them. In the war between the Americans and the Vietnamese Guerrillas, the Americans had greater numbers and more weapons. They should have been able to annihilate their enemy, but they couldn’t. Why? The Guerrilla forces took every shell left unused from each battle and sat in the trees, completely camouflaged, waiting for an enemy troop to walk past. They would then ambush them using their enemies’ own ammunition!

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