Comments on: Investment Pyramid – Speculation http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/investment-pyramid-speculation/ Thoughts on Money, Investing and Life Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Roger http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/investment-pyramid-speculation/#comment-17 Roger Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:20:00 +0000 http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/?p=35#comment-17 Very, very true. As I mentioned in the paragraph on leverage, there's the possibility that you could end up losing more than your initial contribution with these 'investments', and you have to do some serious homework to make sure you understand and are able to handle the worst possible loss.<br/><br/>Thanks for the compliment; I'm thinking about covering more on these and similar forms of speculating in my 'Investing 101' columns. There's certainly plenty that can be said about them, and I think that too many people have no idea what things like options and futures actually are (even though they are endlessly popular on radio and TV shows that cover money). Very, very true. As I mentioned in the paragraph on leverage, there’s the possibility that you could end up losing more than your initial contribution with these ‘investments’, and you have to do some serious homework to make sure you understand and are able to handle the worst possible loss.

Thanks for the compliment; I’m thinking about covering more on these and similar forms of speculating in my ‘Investing 101′ columns. There’s certainly plenty that can be said about them, and I think that too many people have no idea what things like options and futures actually are (even though they are endlessly popular on radio and TV shows that cover money).

]]> By: My Life ROI http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/investment-pyramid-speculation/#comment-16 My Life ROI Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:43:00 +0000 http://www.theamateurfinancier.com/blog/?p=35#comment-16 This is where people really find out their risk tolerance. If you would be upset at losing 50% of your portfolio in one day I would stay away!<br/><br/>I think this is a good review of the options out there for those out there who do want to consider speculation! This is where people really find out their risk tolerance. If you would be upset at losing 50% of your portfolio in one day I would stay away!

I think this is a good review of the options out there for those out there who do want to consider speculation!

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