Did you know that a lot of people spend more time planning their vacation than taking the time to plan their financial future, or even look at their personal finances? It’s sad, but it’s the truth. I found myself in the past few months spending literally hours on priceline.com trying to plan my vacations. I [...]
Last week, one of my students emailed me and told me that he turned $1,500 into $300,000. An astronomical 20,000% !!! Whoa-ho, and the unbelievable thing is he achieved that in 2 weeks. You’re probably thinking that he must’ve bought some penny stock or very speculative investment, or he took a huge amount of risk. [...]
“We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.” – Anthony Robbins
Photo via Stock.xchng vi – Earlier this year at a webinar, I spoke about how thinking like a professional boxer can help you become a better trader. Here are my main points: Choose and research your opponent carefully before fight Determine what your EDGE is Always protect yourself in the fight Choose your punches carefully [...]
If you’re relaxing on the beach this summer, you might want to read an old favorite book of mine called “Ugly Americans: The True Story of the Ivy League Cowboys Who Raided the Asian Markets for Millions by Ben Mezrich.” It’s about the hedge fund traders from America who took advantage of the inefficiencies of [...]
Photo via NHL.com Network – I am a huge hockey fan and my favorite team, the Vancouver Canucks are in the Conference Finals and are 6 games away from winning the Stanley Cup. Go Canucks Go! From watching the intense playoff games, I see the passion and immense desire to win so prevalent in the [...]
via LinkedIn – Last week, I wrote about the Bazillion dollar deal with Skype being bought out by Microsoft. Well, this past week, the stock market created another Bazillionaire. LinkedIn, the professional social network company became a public company and listed their shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Reid Hoffman, the co-founder is now [...]
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” – Michael Jordan
Photo via Stock.xchng vi As summer approaches, traders generally like to spend more time outside instead of in front of their computers. But, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t any money making opportunities in the stock market. In some sense, you don’t need to be a brain scientist to figure out what companies generate a [...]
Photo via Stock.xchng vi Last month, I was talking to one of my students and we were both commenting on the fact that people who gamble on sports, horse racing or even play online poker for a living were not much different from traders. In fact, I have a good friend who bets on [...]
