I’m Still Going Long and Hoping the Markets Go Down

Re:I’m Still Going Long and Hoping the Markets Go Down by mixmax on Friday October 10, 2008 @05:36PM (#329285)

What hope does an individual have?

More than you think. Especially if you change your attitude towards the problem a bit ;-)

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Re:I’m Still Going Long and Hoping the Markets Go Down by davidw on Friday October 10, 2008 @06:02PM (#329303)

My attitude is that it's pretty clear how I can take on (or rather, simply run around) even big players as a small startup. It's less clear how I can come out ahead stock picking as an individual. So it's better to not dick around with stock picking, put my money in cash (like it has been for a while), or an index fund, and just concentrate on the startup stuff.

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Re:I’m Still Going Long and Hoping the Markets Go Down by mixmax on Friday October 10, 2008 @06:08PM (#329310)

Couldn't agree more - sorry if I sounded a bit harsh or judging in the OP. I didn't mean it that way. And good luck with the startup :-)

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Re:I’m Still Going Long and Hoping the Markets Go Down by davidw on Saturday October 11, 2008 @04:10PM (#329892)

Well, I wouldn't mind being proved wrong if someone has good advice that's not "make it a full time job".

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