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# p. y5 k& @, K ]
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. 9 ~8 C$ d9 l% F; P
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
: @7 L& M' ?2 p' Z, ^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."
" i( E) i; _# k Q0 a( y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%. m" `5 \: o" r) [. p& N
But stop being so hard on yourself. Yes, you probably should have pulled more money out in time.
B5 i8 `3 ]8 J' |然而,就此罢手,很难.是的,你大概应该及时抽身9 n- `' {! U6 Q. _: F/ C
Big Lie No. 1: The market will take care of everything, R5 d/ o, l2 {8 w& y
1 X1 t8 W0 y5 a, w2 k1 Q谎话1: 市场将搞定统统
. m; d, C5 Y2 hRemember 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 |