The stock market is a cruel mistress. She beckons, and we obey. It has been the lure of many a great man and clever woman, each seeking to reap a financial whirlwind, and more often than not merely reaping the whirlwind. So it is that the common investor — or the would-be investor — finds himself (or herself).

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The is a new game in the stock market these days called hot stocks. This goes against the standard Wall St. Recommendation of buy low and sell high. The new hot stocks technique is to buy high and sell even higher. The way it works is that you buy stocks that are rising in price and sell them while they’re still rising. The time between the buy and the sale is short.

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