The Single Most Important Lesson for Traders

Many Americans dream of financial freedom - no boss, no long hours and no restrictions. Here's how to make that dream a reality. [Liberty Through Wealth]( SPONSORED [Virginia Stock-Picking Millionaire Breaks No. 1 Rule of Investing...]( He bought Apple 22 years ago... Amazon 13 years ago... and Netflix more than a decade ago. Now one of the world's greatest stock pickers is breaking the No. 1 rule of investing... and targeting a $3 stock that trades under a secret name. [See him explain his crazy approach live on stage here.]( Tell Us... Do you prefer an urban or rural lifestyle? Let us know why in the comments! [Click here to answer.]( THE SHORTEST WAY TO A RICH LIFE How to Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom Nicholas Vardy | Quantitative Strategist | The Oxford Club [Nicholas Vardy] Trading your way to financial freedom is a dream for many Americans. The siren call of answering to no boss... marching to the beat of your own drum... and enjoying the financial freedom to do what you want... is difficult to resist. Alas, you will quickly learn that successful trading is not an easy game. [Today's Pick]( [Click here]( to watch Nicholas Vardy's latest video update. When new traders start out, they often look for a secret system or technique that will hand them the keys to their financial castles. But in doing so, they completely ignore the far more critical areas of [philosophy]( and psychology. After all, what could these unrelated and obscure disciplines possibly have to do with trading? The world's best traders will tell you exactly what. Ask them, and they will tell you that successful trading doesn't require a particular secret technique. Instead, it requires a steely toughness (psychology) and clearheaded self-knowledge (philosophy). As Socrates advised, "Know thyself." 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Each of us has to develop our own trading philosophy. It must be molded carefully to fit our personality. I like to think of different approaches to trading like competing styles in martial arts. In martial arts, there are different schools of fighting, such as boxing, karate and jiujitsu. Each martial art has a unique philosophy. A karate black belt fights his opponents differently than Muhammad Ali did in the boxing ring. Trading also has its different schools: fundamental analysis, technical analysis, value investing, growth investing... or even options or futures trading. Trend followers surf the waves of long, sustained trends across dozens of different markets. [Value investors]( look for cheap stocks and out-of-favor sectors. Activist investors prod company managements to maximize shareholder gains. Yet each discipline has the same objective. In martial arts, the objective is to defeat your opponent. In trading, it's to make money. How to Find Your Holy Grail Investors spend decades searching in vain for the single "holy grail" - a system or philosophy that unlocks the secret of the financial markets. Here's the irony... You won't find your holy grail of investing by imitating [Warren Buffett or George Soros](. Instead, you'll find it by studying many approaches. The most crucial step to finding your holy grail is to decide what you want to trade and how you want to trade it. If you prefer the nonstop action of the markets, learn to day trade. After all, the financial markets are the best live "video game" available. If, like Warren Buffett, you prefer a "life of lethargy," invest in value stocks. If you are fascinated by high-risk [story stocks]( like Silicon Valley venture capitalists, focus on technology and biotech. In short, find a trading philosophy that suits you. Just as there's more than one way to defeat your opponent in martial arts... There's more than one way to make money in the markets. But it's only by understanding different trading styles that you can choose a philosophy that suits you. The investment styles of Buffett and Soros could not be more different. Yet both figures are among the most successful investors in history. And therein lies a valuable lesson... Like all the world's great traders, you must develop your unique trading style. To "trade your way to financial freedom," you must find your own holy grail. Good investing, Nicholas P.S. If you'd like more guidance on finding your own holy grail, join The Oxford Club's [Private Wealth Seminar]( next week. Chief Investment Strategist Alexander Green will be there, along with a dozen other financial experts, to provide some of the best investing strategies for 2020. The best part? You can watch the livestream without leaving home. [Click here to learn more.]( [Leave a Comment]( For the latest news from Nicholas, connect on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. 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