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Economy

Tansy_Gold

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7. The market is, and always has been, a gamble

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 18, 2023, 03:54 PM

Jan 2023

One can hedge one's bets and try to make rational investments, but the cycle of boom and bust keeps repeating itself, regardless the cause of each individual boom, each individual bust. Some get lucky, some don't. Some weather the crises better than others, and some sit on the sidelines like me and just watch.

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STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Wednesday, 18 January 2023 [View all] Tansy_Gold Jan 2023 OP

Good quote because we've been here before, many times Warpy Jan 2023 #1

The book Tansy_Gold Jan 2023 #2

you can download the Kindle app for your computer or phone Warpy Jan 2023 #4

I'm on my sixth . . . . Tansy_Gold Jan 2023 #5

You're way ahead of me Warpy Jan 2023 #6

Ray Dalio has some great vids on Youtube on long cycles of politics, markets, history. bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #3

The market is, and always has been, a gamble Tansy_Gold Jan 2023 #7

Or an investment, given the huge positive returns over time progree Jan 2023 #8