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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2031269, member: 26302"]Dang Longnine, am I feeling weird today or is it you? I completely agree with your post in every way. In fact, I have written similar on here as well. Its almost NEVER "different this time", and the moment someone utters those infamous words it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Some people were saying that when silver was $40 an ounce on here, saying, "everything is going to hell so its different this time". Probably the same people were talking in the 1990's, "silver will never again be a monetary metal so it's different this time and silver will remain cheap forever". This sentiment made me buy more in the 1990's, and it warned me the price would crash when it got high a couple of years ago. You are completely right, ignore those who believe macroeconomic forces change permanently overnight.</p><p> </p><p>Momentum investing, or pretending you believe "its different this time" CAN lead to great profits, but only to a disciplined investor who knows that line is not true and will always be three or four steps ahead of the crowd.</p><p> </p><p>Right now the crowd pretty much hates pm. Not "the crowd" here, but the public. Personally, I am happy since I like buying pm and am buying now. I love being a contrarian. It has brought me the best investing "luck'.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 2031269, member: 26302"]Dang Longnine, am I feeling weird today or is it you? I completely agree with your post in every way. In fact, I have written similar on here as well. Its almost NEVER "different this time", and the moment someone utters those infamous words it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Some people were saying that when silver was $40 an ounce on here, saying, "everything is going to hell so its different this time". Probably the same people were talking in the 1990's, "silver will never again be a monetary metal so it's different this time and silver will remain cheap forever". This sentiment made me buy more in the 1990's, and it warned me the price would crash when it got high a couple of years ago. You are completely right, ignore those who believe macroeconomic forces change permanently overnight. Momentum investing, or pretending you believe "its different this time" CAN lead to great profits, but only to a disciplined investor who knows that line is not true and will always be three or four steps ahead of the crowd. Right now the crowd pretty much hates pm. Not "the crowd" here, but the public. Personally, I am happy since I like buying pm and am buying now. I love being a contrarian. It has brought me the best investing "luck'.[/QUOTE]
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