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) e' v9 n) C3 ?0 L$ D6 ~5 \
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.
3 x, o/ b1 W' e% T; M* h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) W4 m0 [' u: p" d( T) z* j
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."& k5 a% ^6 G: J) L9 N
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%* d* |6 H/ Q1 T9 m
But stop being so hard on yourself. Yes, you probably should have pulled more money out in time.
( W7 r0 f9 S: T4 A8 [% T然而,就此罢手,很难.是的,你大概应该及时抽身5 r, i C# F7 ]8 x( P
Big Lie No. 1: The market will take care of everything
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谎话1: 市场将搞定统统" Q* u: o% r0 e0 Z* Q$ j7 d
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 |