You Will Not Always Get It Right

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I talk a lot about the value of investing, and the value of the stock market in general. And for the most part I do very well with this. But even a seasoned investor such as myself is invariably not going to get it right all of the time. We all make mistakes. We all make miscalculations. It's just the nature of the beast. This post is more to illustrate that even when the losses are high, you have to keep at it, and never be discouraged by the fact that you may have lost significant money. You have to only make sure you learn by your mistakes. Here are some really bad investments I made and the amounts I lost: VelaTel, $17,114.56 Drinks Americas, $6,119.00 HQSM, $4,705.64 Pulse Beverage, $2,303.14 That alone is $30,242.34 literally down the drain. And of course there were other bad calls through the years which I have not mentioned. Again, the point here is that YES. The stock market can be scary. People don't want to lose money. YES. But, you have to stay in the game nonetheless because while these losses seem terrible and significant, my gains have far surpassed this over the years. So long as you get it right most of the time, and keep learning what to do and what not to do, you ultimately wind up coming out ahead. The stock market is not something to fear. It is something to learn and know. It's only gambling if you do not know what you are doing.