Comments on: How to get lucky in the stock market http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2009/03/16/how-to-get-lucky-in-the-stock-market/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: RKMK http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2009/03/16/how-to-get-lucky-in-the-stock-market/#comment-3784 RKMK Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:09:43 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2009/03/16/how-to-get-lucky-in-the-stock-market/#comment-3784 Heh. Canadian banks did a mite bit better up here, but I have a friend whose geekery of choice is financial planning, and she's been trying to get me to start saving/investing for a couple of years. The problem is, she started doing this while I was working for A Very Prestigious MBA Program at a Major Canadian University, and I had a firsthand, up-close-and-personal look at the egoism, entitlement, bullshit - and they-actually-buy-their-own-bullshit-and-that's-the-most-dangerous-part fucked-upness - of the whole culture, I dragged my feet on it huuuuuuuuge. I remember someone talking about hedge funds (because our "star" professors were "experts" and "visionaries" in the field) and I was like, "What's a hedge fund?" and they explained it to be in general terms, and I was like, "... That kind of sounds like a Ponzi scheme." And they laaaaaaaaaaaughed, and laaaaaaaaaaughed, and patted me on the head, and I shrugged, because: what did I know? Look who's laughin' <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/Bernard+Madoff+pleads+guilty+jailed+billion+fraud/1385399/story.html" rel="nofollow">now</a>. Heh. Canadian banks did a mite bit better up here, but I have a friend whose geekery of choice is financial planning, and she’s been trying to get me to start saving/investing for a couple of years.

The problem is, she started doing this while I was working for A Very Prestigious MBA Program at a Major Canadian University, and I had a firsthand, up-close-and-personal look at the egoism, entitlement, bullshit - and they-actually-buy-their-own-bullshit-and-that’s-the-most-dangerous-part fucked-upness - of the whole culture, I dragged my feet on it huuuuuuuuge. I remember someone talking about hedge funds (because our “star” professors were “experts” and “visionaries” in the field) and I was like, “What’s a hedge fund?” and they explained it to be in general terms, and I was like, “… That kind of sounds like a Ponzi scheme.” And they laaaaaaaaaaaughed, and laaaaaaaaaaughed, and patted me on the head, and I shrugged, because: what did I know?

Look who’s laughin’ now.

]]> By: Astraea http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2009/03/16/how-to-get-lucky-in-the-stock-market/#comment-3783 Astraea Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:43:14 +0000 http://kindlypogmothoin.com/2009/03/16/how-to-get-lucky-in-the-stock-market/#comment-3783 heh. I got this e mail today: <i>By contributing enough to get your employer match, you'll be taking advantage of your workplace savings plan's benefits. With your employer's matching contribution, your retirement savings have the potential to grow more. It's like getting "free" money.* Keep in mind that some employers match per pay period, so you should always be sure not to max out your contributions too early in the year. Take advantage of a great opportunity to invest in your future.</i> GOOD TIMING FIDELITY. heh. I got this e mail today:

By contributing enough to get your employer match, you’ll be taking advantage of your workplace savings plan’s benefits.

With your employer’s matching contribution, your retirement savings have the potential to grow more. It’s like getting “free” money.*

Keep in mind that some employers match per pay period, so you should always be sure not to max out your contributions too early in the year.

Take advantage of a great opportunity to invest in your future.

GOOD TIMING FIDELITY.

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