Wall Street Institutions pay billions of dollars annually to convince the investing public that their Economists, Investment Managers, and Analysts can predict future price movements in specific company shares and trends in the overall Stock Market. Such predictions (often presented as Wethinkisms or Model Asset Allocation adjustments) make self-deprecating investors everywhere scurry about transacting with each new revelation. Thou must heed the oracle of Wall Street not to be confused with the one from Omaha, who really does know something about investing. These guys know this stuff so much better than we do is the rationale of the fools in the street, and on the hill (sic).
What if its true, and these pinstriped super humans can actually predict the future, why do you transact the way you do in response? Why would financial professionals of every shape and size holler sell when prices move lower, and vice versa? Would this pitch work at the mall? Of course not. Now lets bring this phenomenon into focus. Hmmm, not one of these Institutional Gurus ever doubts the basic truth that both the Market Indices and individual issue prices will continue to move up and down,...