Manages Parisian Family Office. Began Wall Street, 82. Founded investment firm, Native American Advisors. Member, White Earth Chippewa Tribe. Was NYSE/FINRA arb. Conservative. Raised on Native reservations. Pureblood, clot-shot free. In a world elevated on a tech-driven dopamine binge, he trades from Ghost Ranch on the Yellowstone River in MT, his TN farm, Pamelot or CASA TULE', his winter camp in Los Cabos, Mexico. Always been, and will always be, an optimist.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

So you want to be spoon-fed?


I was at a party not long ago.  Great people, great food.    Invariably, when in the midst of people who know what I do for a living, the conversation will turn to stocks and the market. 

As the evening wore on, there was a guy who was looking for a hot tip.  There is always one in the crowd.   Somebody, somewhere looking for the holy grail on a Saturday night.

With cocktail in hand he closed in for the big kill. 

Unfortunately, for him, this is what I told him.

I told him big profits come from chaos.

I told him life isn't fair.  Accept it for what it is and exploit what the world offers you.

And because he was a "do-it-yourselfer", not wanting to pay for the services of a professional money manager I told him to commit to educate himself as opportunities present themselves.

He walked away extremely disappointed.   He had not a clue.

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