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
6 L& i9 `$ Z, H+ v& {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. Y# a2 X3 p5 i
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5 A* W) u! k0 C {3 J/ T4 E( t
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."/ {" D4 s* s( P
如果这几年,你在股市上有投资,如今,你大概感到本身相称愚笨,由于你的投资已经跌去了40%9 R. j2 W! E4 z8 N
But stop being so hard on yourself. Yes, you probably should have pulled more money out in time.
. w" Z5 d ~( ^0 p然而,就此罢手,很难.是的,你大概应该及时抽身$ n- a$ V$ y/ |/ X: J! x, Z
Big Lie No. 1: The market will take care of everything
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& p: m0 M: k' T! N5 E谎话1: 市场将搞定统统
+ b! j0 ^ s% k4 L$ }# BRemember 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 |