Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Investment advices from the Ivory Tower

Tim M. has been writing good articles at SeekingAlpha and is liked and adored by many. I'm not attacking him, but we have to ask:

Are we following investment advices from some one who can read, think and write without making a BUCK in the market?

How many folks at the Ivory Tower made a bundle in investing even some with Nobel prizes?  Not the most beautiful minds like Newton and Einstein.


Some even made you lose big money like the Nobel prize-winning economists running LTCF to bankruptcy. Irving Fisher, considered to be the father of MPT, had several big wins, drew a lot of followers and then lost all his and his followers' money. Even the richest investor Buffett did poorly in his company in trading stocks in last 5 years.

Mutually admiring society and biases could make you poorer. I enjoy Tim's articles but it does not mean I've to follow him. I follow those who made a bundle in real life. Also even those who lose a lot as they provide valuable lessons of not to do.

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