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Re:Individual Investors Get Burned by Collapse of Complex Se... by thoraway1010 on Monday June 01, 2020 @04:09PM (#23383148)
Who thinks they are getting a magic 18% year in risk free return?
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Re:Individual Investors Get Burned by Collapse of Complex Se... by perl4ever on Monday June 01, 2020 @06:43PM (#23384938)
Everybody; since the phrase "picking up pennies in front of a bulldozer" exists, you know it must be common.
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Re:Individual Investors Get Burned by Collapse of Complex Se... by thoraway1010 on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @02:41PM (#23394540)
18% is not pennies. That beats every low risk asset by a mile. 0.25% is pennies. And yes, all the market data fees, liquidity maker / taker fees - I get those pennies getting picked up.
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Re:Individual Investors Get Burned by Collapse of Complex Se... by mark-r on Monday June 01, 2020 @04:53PM (#23383688)
The power of wishful thinking is stronger than most people realize.
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