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
1 X' a, _% }( LThese 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. 6 L+ z, @- D/ j7 D- k* L
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
( G3 _( ]: Y) J( F7 r6 SIf 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."
! O, k3 q j! z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%. x; h* s5 g! N- ^3 N5 Q
But stop being so hard on yourself. Yes, you probably should have pulled more money out in time.
8 _& n1 ]+ U; v6 @7 y9 n然而,就此罢手,很难.是的,你大概应该及时抽身
# r ~# j" V3 ] d* |Big Lie No. 1: The market will take care of everything7 Z3 V1 O8 o5 w) f
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谎话1: 市场将搞定统统$ r+ n8 B* F8 b2 t, q# x, p
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 |