The Nature of Odds
Posted: March 10, 2019 Filed under: Writings by one ambidextrous... Leave a commentbe strategic with asset selection
and smart about how you position yourself in a market cycle
because riskier assets can’t be counted on for greater returns
as the contrary view naturally invalidates the higher risk claim
but remember, most assets can become cheap enough to be decent investments
on the other hand, they can also become so expensive that they turn into bad ones
which is why the prevailing wisdom is ‘buy the bottom and sell the top’
to achieve this in practice however, requires not only a selection of the right assets
but an emotionally stable disposition for appropriate and timely execution
although doing so doesn’t guarantee the odds will be in one’s favour
for if the future could be predicted
then there’d be no risk factor
so acknowledge what you don’t know
and recognise that no advantage can give full market control
that way you’ll understand without bias
the true nature of odds
Love Again
Posted: March 10, 2019 Filed under: Inhibitions Illustrated 3 CommentsCarmen cared
But it was complicated
Kim was committed
So can’t blame the distance and have to admit
I just wasn’t ready for marriage
Ivy had heart
But we grew apart
Tamara was sweet
But in the end we wanted different
Shae was passionate
So a minor misunderstanding would come to spell the end
Cookie was loyal
Truly a good friend
And to the wonderful women
Who taught me all I know
I’ll forever be thankful
For you gave me hope
When I thought I couldn’t love again
You proved me wrong
Now I’m blessed to have found her
And it feels good to be home
Silent Strategies & the Echoes of Execution
Posted: March 5, 2019 Filed under: Words In Imaginary Motion Leave a commentthe Kelly criterion was his formula of choice for sizing bets
when dealing with the collective illusion of current versus future value
and so he approached his goals and endeavours with purpose backed by labour
to avoid being like the futurist who knew too little of the past he purported to be projecting
took the gold and the silver
all the gems and all the pearls
and in return gave them paper
some dollars and yen
sterling and yuan
but that made no difference
for it was all the same
same scheme
same game
zero-sum
since way back when Kublai Khan reigned
which meant that the battle had already been won
