Michael Brush是纽约的一位财经作者,结业于哥伦比亚商学院, 为纽约时报,款子(Money)杂志及经济学人(Economist)等撰写商业和投资类文章,也是"来自投资一线的教导"(Lessons from the Front Line)一书的作者.近来他写了篇"华尔街的五大谎话"(The five biggest lies on Wall Street),感觉蛮有原理,节选翻译过来,以供参考! P3 f, P% X2 r3 O; R
These are the tenets you counted on for years, like 'buy and hold' and heed the advice of 'experts.' Keep these whoppers in mind as you plan your financial future. 0 r1 g, I- X- @) i( Y* @: l) g$ g
在已往数年里, 你依靠过诸如"买进,然后持有"及服从专家的发起等这些信条.在将来投资的时间,牢记这些弥天大谎; @3 r ~ D# S# T/ A4 {
If you had any money in stocks in the past few years, you might be feeling pretty dumb right now -- since you're down more than 40% on those "investments."
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But stop being so hard on yourself. Yes, you probably should have pulled more money out in time.
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$ g( m8 i- I. C" t/ [5 L' }Big Lie No. 1: The market will take care of everything, O4 u/ q; \; a& M: p: R
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谎话1: 市场将搞定统统' X; Y9 x+ B. Q& W. F2 m: k* F
Remember Ronald Reagan's line, "Government isn't the solution to our problems; government is the problem"? The Gipper may have had some great political insights, but the train wreck in the market shows this one wasn't one of them |