RE: Diverging? - Next Step?16 Dec 2025 12:08
Are having a bad day after the market closed. they meet up for some commiseration drinks.
"i can't believe it," says AIM, staring into his empty pint glass. "that stock was a sure thing. a sure thing! i put my house on it."
"amateur," mutters Savage. "i put my parent's house on it and took out a second mortgage on a property i don't own yet."
"i just kept buying the dip," Carrington says, his voice hollow. "it dipped alright. all the way to zero."
the bartender, who had been listening in, shakes his head. "sounds like you three were chasing the trend without understanding the underlying asset."
"no, no," Savage interrupts, "we had a strategy. it was called 'optimism'."
AIM nods vigorously. "and 'denial'! we were excellent at denial."
"the most valuable lesson in investing isn't about profit," the bartender says wisely as he dries a glass, "it's about risk management."
"well, we're all out of risk to manage," Savage says.
"exactly," the bartender replies. "now you can focus on the next valuable lesson: how to make a decent ****tail on a care workers salary."