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For experienced investors , can you lock up your capital in the market to prevent loss?

He means that his assets are not liquid, i.e., they cannot readily be converted into cash.

And, his investments probably suck, and he would take a bath if he tried to unload them right now!

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This is a long one, so please bear with me.

You are doing a great job!

Remember, the male ego is more fragile than gossamer. We are always second guessing ourselves.

And, since women initiate 67% of divorces and almost always get the kids and 97% of the couple's assets, men are always wondering when the other shoe will drop. I have known men who were shocked and stunned by wives wanting a divorce--they say it came like a bolt out of the blue.

When he feels his place in your life is assured, he will want kids.

Stay away from bad counselors and therapists. Most of them live miserable lives.

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Man.

One caveat: tsunamis. They are real.

I knew a guy whose senior high school class was playing volleyball on the beach. A tidal wave swept in and swept most of them away.

If you see the tide unexpectedly go out, don't gawk at it--get to higher ground as fast as you can!

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Criticism.

It is an unfortunate fact that if people did not die, there would be NO social progress. Imagine if the people who promoted slavery were still alive today, still forcefully arguing that it was within God's plan for some people to be owned by others! Imagine if the prudish Victorians were immortal, and women today could still not let their ankles be seen--much less vote! People become so set in their ways, so convinced that they are right, so sure that they are infallible, that they literally do not change--and have to die off so the next generation can fix what they failed to correct.

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For experienced investors , can you lock up your capital in the market to prevent loss?

If you mean hide your assets from court judgments, the answer is no.

Unless you hid your assets a decade or so ago, hiding them is not really an option. The courts see through asset sleight-of-hand disappearances.

NOW---you can put things into a trust, and they can be pretty judgment proof.

But talk to a lawyer who does trusts for the answers upon which you can rely.

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Criticism.

I have found this to be true about family: it is considered better to never try, and thus never fail, than to try and fail magnificently.

Family discourages people from getting higher education (university is hard and 50% of all freshmen fail), from going into business ventures, from marrying, etc., etc.

Family may want you to succeed, but they want you not to fail even more.

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As one gets older, one sees that the vast majority of laws and regulations were not made "with liberty and justice for all" in mind, but to preserve the status quo, i.e., to assist the wealthy in holding onto their wealth.

A couple of years ago I attended the Pompeii exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum. There were all kinds of artifacts on display--from jewelry to statuary, and everything in between. People back then liked to show off their wealth.

It's the same today.

Approximately 83% of new income goes to the upper 1%. And that is why the majority of people on this planet have a very low standard of living. Resources are taken out of an area, but nothing goes back in.

And you see that things aren't just going to hell--things are being directed that way.

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As a Newbie, I am continuously searching online for articles that can aid me.

&%$#)(<>)#@!

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Man.

I've been to Hawaii. Great place to live--but prices are high. Even there they have homeless people.

The beaches, however, are fantastic!

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This is a long one, so please bear with me.

One other thing: the majority of marriage counselors subscribe to the doctrine that the man is always at fault in a troubled marriage. Their mantra is, "Fix the man, and you've fixed the problem." But they also recommend divorce a lot because, well, that way you get rid of the man.

Again, don't talk divorce, and don't waste time or money with biased marriage counselors or therapists. And remember that YOU and your HUSBAND have to live with whatever decision is made--the counselors and therapists will have already forgotten about you.

And, in case you didn't know, male egos are very fragile. It's not always about "control," but about feeling needed and not wanting to be abandoned.

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