Understanding Stocks

WHAT I REALLY THINK ABOUT THE STOCK MARKET 179
amount of money and give it your best shot. You don’t need a fortune to
make a fortune in the market. (I know a female trader who turned
$5000 into $500,000 during the bull market.) Even if you make only a
couple of hundred dollars a week in the market, the lessons you’ll learn
will be priceless. As long as you are aware of the risks (that you could
lose all your money), go ahead and take a chance. I still stand by what
I said earlier: Most people should not buy individual stocks (although
buying mutual funds makes sense for many people). Perhaps you’re not
like everyone else (after all, you’re reading a book about a subject that
many people are avoiding).
A Trading Strategy That Works
Now that we nearly at the end of the book, I’m going to do something
different. I’m going to reveal a sophisticated stock trading strategy that
works in both bull and bear markets. It’s likely that you’ll never use the
strategy, and you certainly won’t use it at first, but understanding how
it works may give you an inside look at how some traders attempt to
beat the market.
The trading strategy I’m about to reveal could help you to make a
lot of money, far more than the price of this book. It’s so simple that it
will amaze you, although you must be aware that it’s controversial.
There are a lot of professionals on Wall Street, including many money
managers, who have done everything in their power to prevent people
from using it. It goes against everything that Wall Street has been
preaching for 200 years.
This strategy was discovered by an acquaintance of mine who
worked at a midsized company. I was surprised to see his portfolios
double and triple, easily beating the returns of nearly every mutual
fund. His biggest mistake: A few years ago, he taught the successful
strategy to other employees. Before long, half the employees in the
company were using the system, disrupting work and annoying those
who didn’t participate (there’s nothing more frustrating than watching
coworkers make more money than you). Eventually, the company he
worked for refused to let him use the strategy.
Finally, this strategy is not for beginners. To use it, you must mon-