As often as I try to encourage amateur individual investors like myself to embrace independent financial analysis and to make their own investment decisions, as a previous commenter with a vaginal problem shows, there are still those who’ll regurgitate what them deem is credible information in an attempt to convince us that someone else has all of the answers.
But, like I’ve said on many previous occasions, it’s important to investigate just whose interests are being served when providing you with such information. Have confidence in your own abilities to assess a situation and don’t let other’s interests keep you from listening to that little voice in your head telling you otherwise. There’s always someone who’ll try to convince you that they are smarter, and can manage your hard-earned money better than you can manage it yourself. Always question their motivations.
Personally, I tend to seek the input of independent sources, people who don’t work for the investment banks and Wall Street and whose interests don’t conflict with mine; experienced individuals who’ve been around for a while and view things from a different perspective.
So I asked Sam, a friend from the past, what he thinks about my bullish view of both the economy and the stock markets. Are my views on the mark or is this all just a sham? What do you see on the horizon? Here’s his reply -
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