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Speaking from experience, Ben, - never follow "hot" stocks (whatever this means) and stock recommendations. You're the last one to learn of the hotness.

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Yep, by the time you hear about some "game changing" new development, it's already been priced into the investment.

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Larry Niven: “If you don’t understand it, it’s dangerous.”

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I just started to follow Ben and am looking forward to reading more.

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Thanks Robert, glad to have you as. Reader.

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Well said from Ben - as expected. The right answer for you is not necessarily the right answer for everyone else.

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Never thought about how an opportunity can change your goals. Probably fine in most cases but not with investment. You’d want to keep some flexibility to take on opportunities but, yeah, with investment that sounds foolish.

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Nice article, behavioral risks are a bigger threat when investing than risks to the business you're investing in imo.

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