RE: So you want to be rich ! lolGreat post and a great reminder for the investors lurking among the gamblers. Investing is getting harder and harder these days with the extreme volatility and day to day buying and selling on fear and greed. It's not easy watching your investment decline 30, 40, 50, 60% while sitting on your hands but it's a reminder to always have some dry powder on hand so you can capitalize on these opportunities and continue to feed your lead horses in good times and bad.
Not saying you can't make money gambling on the stock market, especially if you are a sophisticated gambler, because you can. But I prefer to put my money to work in companies that are producing products, services, and commodities that will be in demand globally, and that actually provide value, wealth, and jobs for the economy and community. Companies that are on the cutting edge of a national mining district, with infrastructure plans being developed and political support increasing every day. Real work. People building power lines, paving roads, drawing up construction blue prints. Not clicking a button while locked in a dark room for 9 hours in isolation. This world has too many traders and not enough investors. Every time I see the sad faces in the trading pits the day of a market crash I have to laugh. What did you expect?! Money can be easy, but easy money is fleeting! Upset? Get out and build something of value!
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PB