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- From: richb@kronos.com (Rich Braun)
- Newsgroups: misc.invest
- Subject: Re: >>>>> Where is the best place to stick it?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.201006.38006@kronos.com>
- Date: 22 Nov 92 20:10:06 GMT
- References: <ssimmons.722038219@convex.convex.com>
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- Disclaimer: This posting is a personal opinion and not that of Kronos Inc.
-
- A potential white-collar crime victim writes:
- >> I am about to receive a gift of $100k ...
-
- ssimmons@convex.com (Steve Simmons) writes:
- >First word of advice. Avoid talking about it, especially on a nationwide
- >network. You may find that you have more friends than you need.
-
- * soapbox mode on *
- This points out one of the biggest problems with our society. Since most
- of us have literally nothing to lose, and since people who have something
- to lose are likely to behave responsibly, we're running the risk of
- a social breakdown. Since there are few guidelines for young people who are
- considering building assets, they take the easy way out: avoiding having
- anything to lose.
- * soapbox mode off *
-
- Seriously, us folks in our 20s and 30s don't have a network of peers to
- discuss these matters with. I get the impression that previous generations
- had (a) more people to give them guidance, and (b) far fewer confusing
- options in the investment market.
-
- I find myself bewildered and with no one to talk to about how to manage
- money. Having been burned in the past, I take an overly conservative
- approach akin to stuffing money under a mattress and hoping it doesn't
- get stolen. The local library has whole aisles of books on investments,
- and it's hard to trust any of the authors. What they advise probably
- won't work anyway, because the whole world economy is in an extended period
- of fundamental shakeout.
-
- -rich
-