Determined to succeed, he bought a copy of . He didn't mind the title; in fact, he found it refreshingly honest.
"Volatility is not your enemy," he read aloud, his voice trembling slightly. "It is your dance partner." Trading For Dummies, Second Edition (For Dummie...
He didn't become a billionaire overnight, but he did earn enough to upgrade his spice rack to a motorized, rotating carousel. As he sat in his kitchen, watching his cumin spin past his paprika, Arthur patted his yellow-and-black book. He may have started as a "dummy," but he was now a dummy with a very respectable . Determined to succeed, he bought a copy of
Arthur spent three weeks highlighting the book in a color-coded system so complex it required its own legend. He learned the difference between a (the exciting one) and a bear market (the one where you hide under your desk). He mastered the art of the "Stop-Loss Order," which the book assured him was the financial equivalent of a safety net, rather than a "Panic Button," though Arthur suspected they were the same thing. "It is your dance partner