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experience in the markets, he should
buy a hundred thousand dollars’ worth
of GM stock, based on reports that the
U.S. government might bail out the
auto industry. He was convinced it was
a no-lose investment.
After his trade went through, the media
reported that the bailout might not
happen after all. The market sold off
GM and the stock price fell. But Alan
imagined the thrill of winning big. It
felt so real he could taste it. He held
firm. The stock fell again, and again,
and kept dropping until finally Alan decided
to sell, at a big loss.
There was worse to come. When the
next news cycle suggested that the bailout
would happen after all, Alan got excited
all over again and invested another
hundred thousand dollars, buying
more stock at the lower price. But the
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