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THIS IS ABOUT MY LIFE AS A STOCK MARKET SPECULATOR AND MY GRADUAL TRANSFORMATION FROM A CONSERVATIVE BLUE-CHIP INVESTOR INTO A STEELY EYED, RIVERBOAT GAMBLER WITH NERVES OF STEEL. WHO FOUND WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR IN THE STRANGE AND WONDROUS WORLD OF MICRO-CAP INVESTING. ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU INTO MY WORLD. A WORLD WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A FORTUNE ON A CHUMP-CHANGE INVESTMENT..
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This newest edition explores all aspects of the futures markets from ``What you need to know'' to ``What you must do to win.'' Learn how to build a trading plan, charting techniques, contrary opinion trading, hedging and Gann methods and the proprietary LSS Day Trading system 3 day cycle methods..
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The Big Gamble takes you on an armchair journey from the tulip fields of 17th century Holland and the South Seas to the gaming tables in Las Vegas. Discover how economic bubbles form, and learn about an "early warning system" you can use to either avoid the next one or wisely capitalize on it. In plain English, without jargon or blue-sky economic theory, discover:

• Why you're not really "playing it safe" when you invest conservatively, even in U.S. Treasury bills or mutual funds.
• Nine financial risks you need to watch out for when building a portfolio or allocating investments in your 401(k) plan.
• The twelve cardinal rules of speculating that are critical to successfully making your assets grow.
• Why you should think twice before sinking your life savings into economic icons like General Motors or Wal-Mart.
• Three surefire economic signals that will show you the "next big thing" and identify potential bubbles when they are beginning.

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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore, a remarkable speculator who first started trading in New England bucket shops at the turn of the century Livermore, who was banned from these shady operations because of his winning ways, soon moved to Wall Street where he made and lost his fortune several times over. What makes this book so valuable are the observations that Lefèvre records about investing, speculating, and the nature of the market itself. .
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This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on December 1, 2002. The length of the article is 842 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: The soothsayers: it's time to back off on the speculating and predicting. (From the Editor).
Author: Rem Rieder
Publication:American Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2002
Publisher: University of Maryland
Volume: 24 Issue: 10 Page: 6(1)

Distributed by Thomson Gale.
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