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Longevity

Short-term trading for the long-term.� Is that an oxymoron?� We don�t think so.� We would all love to grab a 5 or 10 percent return on our money each day.� It�s note going to happen.� Running a marathon foot race is more about finishing than anything else.� Rephrased, it�s about managing their resources.�Many runners start out too fast.� They may be the first off the starting line but they burn out a couple of miles later because they didn�t manager their resources for the long term.� This past Spring we heard stories from friends in the industry.� Some investors by this past May were down $250,000 or $500,000.� A broker friend shared of the client who had to cancel the contract for his $1 million dollar custom built house because the full amount of the home had effectively vaporized from his brokerage account.� The goal is to not only finish the race but to finish it in style.� Many aren�t even finishing the race.� How do we get to the finish line in style?� Not only how do we get there in style, but how do we accomplish this in the shortest possible time.� The answer lies somewhere between the extremes.�� You don�t buy shares of a stock and not give them a second thought for 40 years, because you might be broke, or you more likely have earned a passbook return on your capital.� And you don�t buy shares of a stock and sell them 60 seconds and a sixteenth of a point later, because 4 out of 5 day-traders lose money.� The successful path to the highest possible account balance, in the shortest possible time, with the ability to finish the race with style, is a model like the Stock Traders Press uses.� This isn�t just a self-serving comment but an observation of real life investors.� Buying a stock that is likely to return a 10, 20, or 30 percent return in less than the same number of days is the best course.