The Oldie

Don't bank on it

Look, I know you are far too clever to jump on every passing investment bandwagon, but you will, you know.

We all do. The fear of missing out (FOMO) runs through our psyche. If only I had bought Amazon when it seemed like a daring idea and some clever people had noticed. If only I had decided that Apple shares were so cheap that I must have been missing something. So of course I was wide open to the Next Big Thing.

It's a comfort that even the

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