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AMABILE
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS QUOTE ?

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Trading is not investing.
Trading is betting on the emotions of the crowd.
Moved to Trading due to irrelevance to News and Policy
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Why no comments on this quote ?
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I like this one:

"For I can raise no money by vile means."

William Shakespeare

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I would think you have to consider how you define investing and the criteria one uses to pick their stocks.
If the criteria are the same then the difference is only the time frame.

A “value investor” who buys undervalued stocks and sells them when they become overvalued might be considered a trader.

The “Buy and Hold” investor who hopes to sell at a profit somewhere down the road is just a trader with a longer time frame.

The goal of both Traders and Investors is to have your money work for you and earn a profit. One method isn’t necessarily better than the other.
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AMABILE wrote:Trading is not investing.
Trading is betting on the emotions of the crowd.
Moved to Trading due to irrelevance to News and Policy
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Pierre Bernard discussed emotions and perception on Business day on BNN this morning. (kind of superficially)

http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip466371

Also discusses RIM, so maybe of interest to you.

I found the next interview with 19 yr old Canadian Brian Wong more interesting. How does a 19 year old reach that level of maturity and wisdom that quickly!

http://watch.bnn.ca/#clip466798
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