When Investing, Do as the French Do

“It’s said that a wise person learns from his mistakes. A wiser one learns from others’ mistakes. But the wisest person of all learns from others’s successes.”

When I reached college and started getting a feel for what I wanted to do as a career, I gravitated towards economics and finance. Before long, I got a head full of steam and decided to take a chance at investing for myself.

Much like the children at Lake Wobegon, I thought I would be above average and realize some great investment returns. Much to my dismay, however, the early results…

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