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Hot take: My friend's 'safe' money advice cost him a real chance in 2021
He told me 'crypto is just gambling' over coffee in Denver, right before Bitcoin hit 60k. Anyone else have a friend who talks finance but missed a huge shift?
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grantw3219d ago
Nah, hindsight is 20/20, but calling it all gambling is just wrong.
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kevin_west19d ago
Man, the real gamble is trusting any single person's financial gut check.
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Yeah Kevin, that "financial gut check" line hits hard. I watched a friend dump money into a crypto coin because his uncle had a "really good feeling". It's gone now. My own gut told me to sell a stock right before it shot up 300%. Trusting one person's instinct, even your own, is like betting on a single number at the roulette table. You need more than a hunch.
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