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You know the classic story. It was boy meets girl and they all lived happily ever after. There was additional wisdom here, though, and this wisdom applies equally to both men and women.

This new wisdom is very important in stock market investing. As you read this, please keep the original story in mind.

Once upon a time there was this very nice, very hard working young man. He worked and worked and worked, but never seemed to get too far ahead. All of the other young men were moving forward much faster than he was.

Many of these young men were dressed in finery while all he had were drab and dreary clothes. These young men all had elegant chariots drawn by beautiful horses. They had large homes that were beautiful both on the inside and on the outside.

The lovely young ladies wanted to be in the company of these other fine gentlemen but none of the young women wanted to spend their time with him. He was very desirous of their wealth and their things and their popularity.

He thought about having a new and exciting life all day long. He wished and he wished and he wished. One day, tired of just wishing, he asked one of the older men for some advice.

"It's very simple," the man told him. "Take your savings and invest in the stock market. The good times, which we are enjoying right now, surely will last forever. If you would like to make the most money in the shortest amount of time, you should take the highest amount of risk."

And so he did. He invested his savings in very high-risk ideas and parlayed his winnings into more and more investments that were riskier and riskier.

His friend was right. Investing in very high-risk ideas had made him a fortune in a very short time. He had been transformed from a shabbily dressed laborer into a gentleman of means. Now, he too had fancy clothes, a large, expensive home, and an elegant chariot drawn by a fine team of horses.

The beautiful young ladies, who had paid him no notice before, now found him attractive and desirable. They laughed at his jokes. Some even thought him to be smart. He was overjoyed with his exciting new life.

On another matter, his friend also appeared to be right. It did look like the good times would last forever and ever. Since this new money was easily earned, not by the sweat of his brow but as if by magic, it could be just as easily spent. He spent more and more time with wine, women and song, and paid very little attention to the times or to his investments.

As sometimes happens in these tales, the clock struck midnight. On the twelfth strike his fancy clothes became tatters and his elegant chariot turned back into a pumpkin. All of his things and all of his friends disappeared just as quickly as they had appeared.

There is a very sad yet very valuable lesson to be learned here. Surely, everyone has a right to dream big and to reach for and achieve those dreams. The universe is infinitely abundant. The pie is big enough for everyone to take as big a slice as they want.

But while you are eating the pie, make sure that you are paying careful attention to the bakery.

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