A couple of blogs ago I posted a video on Mastering the Skill of Active Investment and used a conceptual metaphor to assist in getting my points across. I had no expectations that all readers would benefit from the use of a metaphor, let alone specifically one on running, as I fully understand that achieving…
A couple of weeks ago one of this Journalās readers, Ray, provided this comment in response to the blog on mastering a skill. āGary. You take too long to get to the point. You are boring me and I donāt have the time to listen to all that hype in return for a snippet of…
In one of the portfolios that I trade, which is executed on the NASDAQ, I recently completed a trade whose price movement amazed me while I was living the trade. I’m sure that you’d be surprised to hear this from somebody that has been trading and researching the financial markets for over 20 years. Let…
We all love mastering a new skill that enriches our lives. The good news is that it doesn’t take rocket science to master a skill. Most people, however, want results quickly. They want to become the best at something fast. Well unfortunately, fast doesn’t equal mastery. You can learn the practical steps that are required…
This week I will relate a real life story from a subscriber to an Australian newsletter. This story highlights what is probably the biggest problem with newsletter story writers. This problem was identified in one of the comments, by Ralph, to last weekās blog. In David Letterman style, to a drum roll, the NUMBER ONE…
In a recent release of a free daily newsletter that exudes emotive copywriting to sell subscriptions and that regularly has a go at the mainstream press on many fronts, it stated: āA quick stocktake of the 31 stocks we tipped in Our Investigative Story Writing Newsletter and Another of Our Riveting Story Writing Newsletters last…
This weekās blog article brings your attention to a Trend Following Wizards blog page that I have kept an eye on for a few years. I have done so because of the pedigree of the traders who are followed by this blog – giants of the industry such as original and āsecond generationā Turtles, founders…
After spending over 2 decades researching and investing in the share market, and educating and coaching people on the benefits of profitable mechanical trading, Iāve come to the conclusion that super successful traders and investors have the 6 Pās: Preparation ā they gain a detailed understanding of the environment in which they will execute. They…
This is my last post for 2013 and I want to thank everyone that has contributed their thoughts and experiences on the Gary Stone Journal. I hope that you have enjoyed my commentary and have been able to take away some of the lessons and principles that I have come to learn over the past…
Over the next two weeks Iām going to pass on some of the tougher lessons that Iāve learnt over the past 20 years. Iām talking about the kind of lessons that cause all the grief, frustration and disappointment. These very mistakes may even be killing your chances of getting ahead and achieving what you want.…